A Veteran’s Healing Through Abstract Expression: Examining Michael Novotny’s Artistic Portfolio
By: Khadija Boyd and Bernard McKenna
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.21061/jvs.v11i1.703 | Journal eISSN: 2470-4768
Language: English
Page range: 118 - 125
Submitted on: Mar 7, 2025
Accepted on: Mar 21, 2025
Published on: Apr 1, 2025
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