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- Tomo II: Plásticos uruguayos, compilado por la Biblioteca del Poder Legislativo, 1975
- Juan Manuel Ferrari, 1874–1916: diciembre 1974, Montevideo, Uruguay. (Exposición de homenaje) Comisión Nacional de Artes Plásticas.
- Museo Nacional de Artes Visuales de Uruguay.
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