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- ↑ Reflection of the Weavers World: The Gloria F. Ross Collection of Contemporary Navajo Weaving. Denver, Colorado: Denver Art Museum, exhibition brochure. 1992.
- ↑ "Weaving is Life: Navajo weavings from the Edwin L. and Ruth E. Kennedy Southwest Native Art Collection". Kennedy Museum of Art, Ohio University. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
- ↑ "Kenneth Noland, Naats' íílid (Rainbow)". The Gloria F. Ross Center for Tapestry Studies. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
- ↑ "Past Honorees". Women's Caucus for Art. Retrieved 28 July 2020.