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- ↑ Als, Hilton (15 January 2018). "Richard Maxwell's Essential Theatre". The New Yorker.
- ↑ McKinley, Jesse (18 January 2006). "Playwright's Trademark Is Deadpan. Now He Wants to Tweak It". The New York Times.
- ↑ "Richard Maxwell". www.foundationforcontemporaryarts.org. Foundation for Contemporary Arts. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
- ↑ "Creative Capital - Grants". creative-capital.org. 2000. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
- ↑ "John Simon Guggenheim Foundation - Richard Maxwell". www.gf.org. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
- ↑ Grant Recipients. "2012 Doris Duke Artist Awards". www.ddcf.org. Doris Duke Charitable Foundation. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
- ↑ "Richard Maxwell in Residence". whitney.org (Press release). 25 April 2012.
