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- 1 2 Victor M. Cassidy, "New Art Examiner, R.I.P.?" artnet.com, July 5, 2002
- ↑ Carrie Flaspohler, director of the Finlandia University Gallery
- 1 2 "Jane Addams Allen, 68, Times art critic". February 9, 2004.
- ↑ Essential New Art Examiner (paperback) ( ISBN 0875806627) foreword
- ↑ Kathryn Born - "Essential New Art Examiner" foreword, Autumn 2011
- ↑ Janet Koplos - "Essential New Art Examiner" Essay: The Way We Were", Autumn 2011