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- ↑ Gompertz, Will (6 May 2020). "New Banksy artwork appears at Southampton hospital". BBC. Archived from the original on 11 March 2021. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
- ↑ Kim, Allen (7 May 2020). "Banksy donates new artwork honoring health care workers to hospital". CNN. Archived from the original on 7 May 2020. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
- 1 2 "A British nurse is the chosen superhero in new Banksy artwork". Reuters. 6 May 2020. Archived from the original on 14 May 2020. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
- ↑ "Covid: Banksy painting raises £14.4m for NHS charities". BBC. 23 March 2021. Archived from the original on 23 March 2021. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
- ↑ "Banksy painting raises $23 million for UK health charities". Associated Press. 23 March 2021. Archived from the original on 23 March 2021. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
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