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  p.4-9 With thanks to the Hollis Frampton Estate; Letter from Hollis Frampton to Donald Richie, January 7th, 1973, from the exhibition file, “The films of Hollis Frampton”. March 8, 1973 through March 12, 1973. New York, Museum of Modern Art (MoMA). Department of Film Exhibition Files, 408. The Museum of Modern Art Archives, New York. Copyright unknown. © 2015. Digital image, The Museum of Modern Art, New York/SCALA, Florence

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