The Art Museum is proud to collect the work of West Virginia artists who have achieved international renown, notably James Edward Davis and Blanche Lazzell, from Maidsville and Clarksburg respectively; the museum has the largest public collection of Lazzell’s work in the world. The visions of these artists resonate in the museum with those of self-taught Appalachian artists who consistently and quietly expressed the rhythms of life in the region.
The Art Museum of WVU owns the objects in its collection but it does not own copyright to those objects; copyright may be held by an artist, estate, gallery, or agency. Images of works of art on this website are provided for personal, non-commercial, and educational fair use only, as consistent with United States copyright laws. Users are responsible for obtaining any copyright permissions directly from the copyright holder that may be required for their own further commercial or editorial uses. For more information, please contact Karen Louvar, Registrar, at karen.louvar@mail.wvu.edu.
