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- ↑ Céline Delavaux (2013). The museum of illusions. Prestel Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7913-4777-6. page 114
- ↑ Cuthbertson, Debbie (17 January 2014). "Adelaide artist Emma Hack breathes new life into Florence Broadhurst archive". The Sydney Morning Herald.
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- ↑ "Emma Hack art prize 2014". TalkFringe. Archived from the original on 16 February 2015. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
