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West Virginia State University's art gallery is named for this person.
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The Youghiogheny Forest Colony for artists was located in what county?
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This statewide organization began as the Charleston Art Association in 1930.
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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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What Berkeley County native organized exhibits and painted backdrops for the American Museum of Natural History's African Hall?
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S. L. Jones of Summers County was best known for his work in this field.
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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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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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Rufus "Red" Ribble was best known for his photographs of what?
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In what city is the Stifel Fine Arts Center located?
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