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West Virginia State University's art gallery is named for this person.
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Huntington's Chuck Ripper was best known for his paintings of what?
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Artist Gladys Tuke was most closely associated with which one of these?
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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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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 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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The Madonna of the Trail statue in this West Virginia city is one of 12 identical statues across the country honoring America’s pioneering women
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This West Virginia first lady played a leading role in Mountain Artisans, a cooperative quilting business.
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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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