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- ↑ "Students Exhibit In Capital Show". The Santa Fe New Mexican. 1964-05-17. p. 41. Retrieved 2024-07-04.
- ↑ "Larkins Gallery showing two IAIA graduates". The Santa Fe New Mexican. 1970-05-03. p. 36. Retrieved 2024-07-04.
- ↑ "Yellow | National Museum of the American Indian". americanindian.si.edu. Retrieved 2024-07-04.
- 1 2 "Browse by Artist: Larry Bird". IAIA - Action/Abstraction Redefined. Retrieved 2024-07-04.
- ↑ Kirby, V. G. (1971-01-17). "Santa Fe Art". The Santa Fe New Mexican. p. 30. Retrieved 2024-07-04.
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