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- 1 2 Robert B. Harshe. Dictionary of Art Historians. Retrieved May 8, 2014.
- ↑ "A Reader's Guide to Modern Art (1914)". San Francisco Public Library arts blog. 4 February 2014. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
- ↑ Robert B. Harshe Papers. Art Institute of Chicago. Retrieved May 8, 2014.
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