AUGUSTA GALLERY
of WEST VIRGINIA FOLKLIFE
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The owner of this farmhouse discloses unusual history and folklore about the creation of this 360 degree mural, which was created in the early 1890s. Canvas was tacked to the wall and then painted. P1294B |
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The unknown artist made a mysterious appearance in the area. The current owners, descendents of the original family, are left with many unanswered questions about the artist’s identity and circumstances surrounding the painting. P1294Q |
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Interior decorative painting on a ceiling in a rural Braxton County home.(P290E ) |
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Interior painting in Friends Run Church, Pendleton County. (P392B) |
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Numerous farmhouses in Pendleton County have interior decorative painting. Itinerant painters did some of the work. Other work was completed by painters who painted the newly built houses both inside and out. (P392B) |
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Interior decorative painting in Pendleton County, where numerous designs are used through various methods of painting and stenciling. (P497H) |
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A Church
in rural Pendleton County that has decorative painting on the inside.
The classical design is accentuated by the unusual painting behind the
lectern. This is called trompe l’loeil or "fool the eye"
painting and it effectively adds an artificial room on a blank wall.
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Some houses have every door painted with a different motif. ( P792R) |