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This series contains artwork including watercolors, pastels, sketches, and drawings, done by David Hunter Strother throughout his lifetime. Subjects of artwork include landscapes depicting mountains, rivers, oceans, lakes and caves; animals, including horses, cats, dogs, birds, fish, and pigs; structures, including houses, churches, schools, and bridges; ships and boats; the American Civil War; John Brown's raid, imprisonment, trial, and execution; the Mississippi River; the Potomac River; the Indian Head River; and landmarks in Italy, including the Ponte Vecchio in Florence, the Bridge of Sighs in Venice, and the Villa Borghese in Rome.

This series consists of artwork by David Hunter Strother which has been framed for display. These artworks were selected to be framed for the West Virginia & Regional History Center's 1996 exhibit on Strother. Please see Series 9 for additional information on this exhibit.

This series contains facsimiles of Strother's artwork which have been framed for display. These facsimiles were created for the traveling version of the 2009 West Virginia Day exhibit, which commemorated the 150th anniversary of John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry. The majority of these facsimiles are of sketches made by Strother during the trial of John Brown in 1859, including facsimiles of "Harper's Weekly" articles for which Strother provided the illustrations. People depicted include John Brown, Shields Green, Edwin Coppock, Aaron Dwight Stevens, John Copeland, and George Henry Hoyt. Please note that the dates given for this series indicate the date that the original artwork was created, rather than the date the facsimile was created.