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Which one of these is based on stitching fabric?
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Which Martinsburg native made some of the earliest-known sketches of Seneca Rocks and the Canaan Valley?
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Fairmont native Fred Torrey designed which one of these statues?
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This statewide organization began as the Charleston Art Association in 1930.
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Which one of the following was NOT a leading painter in the Upper Ohio Valley in the 1800s?
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A street on Charleston's West Side is named for this artist.
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In 1997, this artist became the first West Virginia woman ever to receive a federal commission for art, for two paintings at the IRS National Computing Center in Martinsburg.
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During the Civil War, this 12-year-old future artist guided U.S. troops to an important river landing in Parkersburg.
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This West Virginia first lady played a leading role in Mountain Artisans, a cooperative quilting business.
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This prominent photographer was part of the Youghiogheny Forest artists' colony and for his 1957 photo essay "Harpers Ferry Awakens" in National Geographic.
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