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Which of these artists was named a National Heritage Fellow in 2000?
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Artist Gladys Tuke was most closely associated with which one of these?
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Which one of the following was NOT a leading painter in the Upper Ohio Valley in the 1800s?
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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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Kanawha County native Herman Hayes was best known for his work in this field.
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This Pendleton County native achieved regional notoriety late in life for his folk art.
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This West Virginia first lady played a leading role in Mountain Artisans, a cooperative quilting business.
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In what city is the Stifel Fine Arts Center located?
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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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When this work won the top art prize for the 1963 Centennial, Charleston Mayor John Shanklin called it "atrocious."
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