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West Virginia State University's art gallery is named for this person.
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This Clarksburg native designed the central element of the Korean War Memorial in Washington, D.C.
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This statewide organization began as the Charleston Art Association in 1930.
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Appalachian Craftsmen was started as part of this program.
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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 artist designed the West Virginia Veterans' Memorial and Military Women's Memorial at the State Capitol.
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Rufus "Red" Ribble was best known for his photographs of what?
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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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