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- ↑ "Myriam Laplante". National Gallery of Canada. Archived from the original on 2018-01-16. Retrieved 2019-05-21.
- ↑ "Myriam Laplante". Museum of New Zealand. Retrieved 2019-05-21.
- ↑ "Myriam Laplante". Asia Art Archive. Retrieved 2019-05-21.
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