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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 Martinsburg native made some of the earliest-known sketches of Seneca Rocks and the Canaan Valley?
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This artist was known for his sketches of the Civil War.
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Appalachian Craftsmen was started as part of this program.
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Roane County artist Jeff Fetty is known for his work in this field.
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This Kanawha County native sculpted a bear on the former West Virginia Tech campus at Montgomery, a beaver at Bluefield High School, and a madonna and child in a Kanawha Valley church.
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In 1997, this artist became the first West Virginia woman ever to receive a federal commission for art, for two paintings at the IRS National Computing Center in Martinsburg.
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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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In 1852, a group of artists documented scenic sites in what would become West Virginia while riding on this railroad.
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This Summers County potter plays music while he works and says his glaze differs based on the type of music he's playing at the time.
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