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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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What Berkeley County native organized exhibits and painted backdrops for the American Museum of Natural History's African Hall?
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Roane County artist Jeff Fetty is known for his work in this field.
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Kanawha County native Herman Hayes was best known for his work in this field.
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This Huntington expressionist abstract painter was the subject of the first retrospective of a West Virginia artist's work ever exhibited at the Culture Center in Charleston.
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This Charleston-based artist helped outfit the state Centennial showboat Rhododendron and curate the 1968 Appalachian Corridors exhibition.
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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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Renowned architect Walter Gropius designed additions to this West Virginia museum?
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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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Patty Willis was a well-known artist from this county.
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