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Art and Artists

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Photographer Walter Aegerter was associated with which town?
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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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This Clarksburg native designed the central element of the Korean War Memorial in Washington, D.C.
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What 19th-century Martinsburg-based artist sketched scenes of John Brown's hanging and the Civil War?
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This Pendleton County native achieved regional notoriety late in life for his folk art.
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This Huntington artist designed 80 U.S. postage stamps.
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This West Virginia first lady played a leading role in Mountain Artisans, a cooperative quilting business.
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What museum hosts the biennial West Virginia Juried Exhibition?
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Patty Willis was a well-known artist from this county.
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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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