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- ↑ "Works by Barre folk artist Gayleen Aiken chosen for American Folk Art Museum". The Barre Montpelier Times Argus. Retrieved 5 July 2016.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ↑ Kogan, Lee (2004). Encyclopedia of American Folk Art . New York: Routledge. p. 230. ISBN 9780415929868.
- ↑ Wexler, Alice (Spring 2005). "GRACE Notes: A Grass Roots Art and Community Effort". Studies in Art Education. 46 (3): 256. doi:10.1080/00393541.2005.11650078. JSTOR 3497084.
