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- ↑ "Laurel Roth Hope | State of The Art" . Retrieved May 14, 2019.
- ↑ "Laurel Roth Hope | Biography | Catharine Clark Gallery". cclarkgallery.com. Retrieved May 14, 2019.
- ↑ "Biodiversity Reclamation Suits: Extinct Bird Costumes for Urban Pigeons Crocheted by Laurel Roth Hope". Aug 15, 2017. Retrieved May 14, 2019.
- ↑ "40 under 40: Craft Futures". Smithsonian American Art Museum. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
- ↑ "Biodiversity Reclamation Suit: Passenger Pigeon". Smithsonian American Art Museum. Retrieved May 14, 2019.
- ↑ "Biodiversity Reclamation Suit: Carolina Parakeet". Smithsonian American Art Museum. Retrieved May 14, 2019.
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