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This photographer edited Wonderful West Virginia magazine for many years.
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Huntington's Chuck Ripper was best known for his paintings of what?
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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 Pendleton County native achieved regional notoriety late in life for his folk art.
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In 1852, a group of artists documented scenic sites in what would become West Virginia while riding on this railroad.
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Gutzon Borglum, who designed the statue of Collis P. Huntington in Huntington, is best known for designing what landmark?
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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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West Virginia's oldest known statue, located in Morgantown, depicts which U.S. founder?
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In what city is the Stifel Fine Arts Center located?
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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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