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• Schilling, M., N. Khandekar, J. Keeney, and H. Khanjian. 2000. "Identification of binding media and pigments in the paintings of Jacob Lawrence", in Over the Line: The Art and Life of Jacob Lawrence, edited by Peter T. Nesbett and Michelle DuBois, University of Washington Press, 266-269.
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