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From Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College

  1. Zebra Nude, New York, 1997, from Nu Zèbre series by Lucien Clergue, Image 1.

    Lucien Clergue

    Zebra Nude, New York, 1997, from Nu Zèbre series, 1997

    Archival pigment print

    11 x 17 in (27.94 x 43.18 cm)

  2. Benny Andrews, New York, N.Y. by William R. Ferris, Image 1.

    William R. Ferris

    Benny Andrews, New York, N.Y., 1982

    Gelatin silver print

    9 x 13.5 in (22.86 x 34.29 cm)

  3. Unidentified Woman (White Glasses) by Andy Warhol, Image 1.

    Andy Warhol

    Unidentified Woman (White Glasses), 1980

    Polaroid

    4.25 x 3.375 in (10.8 x 8.57 cm)

  4. Proscenium VII by Richard Smith, Image 1.

    Richard Smith

    Proscenium VII, 1971

    Etching on paper

    25.75 x 25.75 in (65.41 x 65.41 cm)

  5. Wall in Lee Kizart Home, Tutwiler by William R. Ferris, Image 1.

    William R. Ferris

    Wall in Lee Kizart Home, Tutwiler, 1968

    Gelatin silver print

    17 x 11 in (43.18 x 27.94 cm)

  6. Flower Child by Simmons Jones, Image 1.

    Simmons Jones

    Flower Child, 1967

    Gelatin silver print

    13.75 x 10.875 in (34.93 x 27.62 cm)

  7. Broken Plate, 1929 Paris by André Kertész, Image 1.

    André Kertész

    Broken Plate, 1929 Paris, 1929

    Gelatin silver print

    7.5 x 9.5 in (19.05 x 24.13 cm)

  8. The Anti-Archive of Trauma on the U.S.-Mexico Border by Susan Harbage Page, Image 1.

    Susan Harbage Page

    The Anti-Archive of Trauma on the U.S.-Mexico Border, 2007-2020

    Chromogenic print

    17 x 22 in (43.18 x 55.88 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.