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- ↑ John Moores 25 Contemporary Painting Prize, Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool Archived 2009-03-31 at the Wayback Machine
- 1 2 "'Slasher' painting wins art prize", BBC News , 18 September 2008.
- ↑ Natalie Hanman (18 September 2008) "Peter McDonald wins John Moores prize", theguardian.com
