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This Grafton native was one of the most famous photographers of the early 1900s.
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Which one of these is based on stitching fabric?
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The Youghiogheny Forest Colony for artists was located in what county?
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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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Artist Helen Chilton's best-known work involves what subject matter?
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A street on Charleston's West Side is named for this artist.
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This Eastern Panhandle landscape artist's work has been exhibited at the Corcoran Gallery of Art and the National Museum of American Art.
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This Parkersburg native was known for his paintings of golf courses and wildlife and established the first West Virginia chapters of Ducks Unlimited, National Ruffed Grouse Society, and Quail Unlimited.
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