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- ↑ http://aljira.org/about/#historymission
- 1 2 "Biography", Victor Davson website.
- ↑ "1978 Gallery Victor Davson BHM Exhibit". The Village Green. Retrieved March 30, 2016.
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- ↑ Victor Davson, 1978 Maplewood Arts Center. Accessed March 31, 2016.
- ↑ 2011 Fellowship Awards, New Jersey State Council on the Arts. Accessed March 31, 2016.
- ↑ London, ArtFacts.Net Ltd. "Aljira - Center for Contemporary Art, Newark, NJ - Overview". www.artfacts.net. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
