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Which of the following skills is artist Jude Binder NOT known for?
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This Grafton native was one of the most famous photographers of the early 1900s.
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Fairmont native Fred Torrey designed which one of these statues?
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This statewide organization began as the Charleston Art Association in 1930.
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Appalachian Craftsmen was started as part of this program.
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This Cedar Grove native won the Governor's Award at the West Virginia Juried Exhibition three times and the Award of Excellence at Huntington Museum of Art's Exhibition 280.
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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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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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When this work won the top art prize for the 1963 Centennial, Charleston Mayor John Shanklin called it "atrocious."
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