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- ↑ Dick, R. H.; Kerr, Scott (2004). An American art colony : the art and artists of Ste. Genevieve, Missouri, 1930-1940. St. Louis, Mo.: McCaughen & Burr Press. pp. 19–26. ISBN 978-0976242406.
- ↑ St Louis Sage (December 16, 2021). "What was the Ste. Genevieve art colony?". St. Louis Magazine. Retrieved September 13, 2022.
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- ↑ Dick, R. H.; Kerr, Scott (2004). An American art colony : the art and artists of Ste. Genevieve, Missouri, 1930-1940. St. Louis, Mo.: McCaughen & Burr Press. p. 31. ISBN 978-0976242406.
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- ↑ Gerard, Gregory Thomas. "Saint Genevieve Art Colony, 1930-1940". Color & Light. Retrieved September 12, 2022.