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- ↑ Jansma, Linda. ""Jock Macdonald, Dr. Grace Pailthorpe and Reuben Mednikoff: A Lesson in Automatics". Jock Macdonald: Evolving Form (London: Black Dog Press, 2014)". www.gallery.ca. National Gallery of Canada. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
