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- ↑ "The Paintings of Joan Mitchell".
- ↑ The Paintings of Joan Mitchell. University of California Press. 2002. ISBN 9780520235700.
- ↑ Joan Mitchell: Lady Painter. Knopf Doubleday Publishing. 3 May 2011. ISBN 9780307595980.
- ↑ "Abstract Expressionism review – a colossal event". TheGuardian.com . 25 September 2016.
- ↑ ""Joan Mitchell": The World Premiere Retrospective at SFMOMA".
- ↑ "Joan Mitchell | Baltimore Museum of Art".
- ↑ "A Large-Scale Joan Mitchell Retrospective to Open in Paris".
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