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- ↑ Haggo, Douglas (24 May 2014). "Hamilton's most famous painter comes home Major exhibition celebrates artist whose paintings launched Art Gallery of Hamilton". The Hamilton Spectator. Hamilton Spectator, 2014. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
- ↑ Mahoney, Jeff (27 December 2021). "Will real Tom Thomson please stand up (to scrutiny)? Art Gallery of Hamilton show delves into how paintings are authenticated". The Hamilton Spectator. The Spectator, Hamilton. 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
- ↑ "Best in Show Must-See Exhibitions of the Season" (PDF). www.aci-iac.ca. Art Canada Institute. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
- ↑ "Tobi Bruce "On Prudence Heward"". www.youtube.com. CWAHI, 2021. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
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