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- ↑ "Royal Hibernian Academy Members Archived 2010-07-24 at the Wayback Machine ," Royal Hibernian Academy website
- ↑ "John Long page Archived 22 February 2018 at the Wayback Machine ," Jorgensen Fine Art Website
- ↑ "John Long portfolio Archived 2011-07-18 at the Wayback Machine ," White Image
- ↑ Freeman, Julian Jorgensen Fine Art Catalogue, Published 2009, page 20
- ↑ Freeman, Julian Jorgensen Fine Art Catalogue, Published 2009
- ↑ "Death of colleague John Long - Canterbury Christ Church University". www.canterbury.ac.uk. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
