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Photographer Walter Aegerter was associated with which town?
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In what city was Thomas Anshutz's painting The Ironworkers' Noontime set?
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Which of these artists' father was a Civil War general?
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This photographer edited Wonderful West Virginia magazine for many years.
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What Berkeley County native organized exhibits and painted backdrops for the American Museum of Natural History's African Hall?
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This Cedar Grove native won the Governor's Award at the West Virginia Juried Exhibition three times and the Award of Excellence at Huntington Museum of Art's Exhibition 280.
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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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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 Summers County potter plays music while he works and says his glaze differs based on the type of music he's playing at the time.
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