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Art and Artists

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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 one of these is based on stitching fabric?
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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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Which one of the following was NOT a leading painter in the Upper Ohio Valley in the 1800s?
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What Berkeley County native organized exhibits and painted backdrops for the American Museum of Natural History's African Hall?
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This Pendleton County native achieved regional notoriety late in life for his folk art.
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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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Rufus "Red" Ribble was best known for his photographs of what?
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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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