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From Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College

  1. [Circulate] One Thousand Clouds by Takasumi Abe, Image 3.

    Takasumi Abe

    [Circulate] One Thousand Clouds, 2006

    Installation with drawing paper, graphite, performance video

  2. Untitled (Self-Portrait) by Robert Lazzarini, Image 1.

    Robert Lazzarini

    Untitled (Self-Portrait), 2006

    Graphite on paper

    14 x 14 in (35.56 x 35.56 cm)

  3. The Man in the Moon, 03 by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    The Man in the Moon, 03, 2003

    Ink on paper

    10.875 x 8.375 in (27.62 x 21.27 cm)

  4. George Harrison, 2001 by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    George Harrison, 2001, 2001

    Ink on paper

    12 x 9 in (30.48 x 22.86 cm)

  5. Scottie on Star Track, 1999 by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    Scottie on Star Track, 1999, 1999

    Ink on paper

    11 x 8.5 in (27.94 x 21.59 cm)

  6. Union Pacific Club, SF by David Schofield, Image 1.

    David Schofield

    Union Pacific Club, SF, 1995

    Ink on parchment

    59 x 36 in (149.86 x 91.44 cm)

  7. Untitled (Nude Man Seated, from Behind) by David Hockney, Image 1.

    David Hockney

    Untitled (Nude Man Seated, from Behind), 1967

    Pencil on wide-ribbed paper laid on board

    16.25 x 11.5 in (41.28 x 29.21 cm)

  8. Dale Earnhardt by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    Dale Earnhardt

    Ink on paper

    12 x 9 in (30.48 x 22.86 cm)

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About the artist

Gene Merritt

American

1936–2015

Gene Merritt was an American artist based in Rock Hill, South Carolina, who never left his home state after suffering from brain damage as a boy. He was self-taught, and his access to the external world came primarily through television. Therefore, much of his work was centered around the celebrity phenomenon, with portraits being drawn from memory or otherwise loosely based off of celebrities seen in film or on TV. He began drawing in 1992, and primarily used ballpoint pen to piece together fragments of the celebrity’s figure like a puzzle. His work is noted in the Collection de l’Art Brut.