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Which of the following skills is artist Jude Binder NOT known for?
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Which of these artists' father was a Civil War general?
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This Grafton native was one of the most famous photographers of the early 1900s.
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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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Kanawha County native Herman Hayes was best known for his work in this field.
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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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This Sutton-based artist designed the statue of Robert C. Byrd in the West Virginia State Capitol and a bronze memorial to Hawks Nest Tunnel victims at Tamarack in Beckley.
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George Kossuth was a noted photographer in this city.
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When this work won the top art prize for the 1963 Centennial, Charleston Mayor John Shanklin called it "atrocious."
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