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Which of the following skills is artist Jude Binder NOT known for?
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Which of these artists' father was a Civil War general?
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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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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 Huntington artist designed 80 U.S. postage stamps.
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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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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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