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This Monongalia County native was one of the 20th century's leading abstract painters and printmakers.
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Which of these artists' father was a Civil War general?
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This Grafton native was one of the most famous photographers of the early 1900s.
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Which of these artists was named a National Heritage Fellow in 2000?
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This statewide organization began as the Charleston Art Association in 1930.
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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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S. L. Jones of Summers County was best known for his work in this field.
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Warps and wefts are associated with what art form?
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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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