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From Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College

  1. Cheeseburger Man, 2005 by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    Cheeseburger Man, 2005, 2005

    Ink on paper

    11 x 8 in (27.94 x 20.32 cm)

  2. F. Phantasm Flux by Alan Saret, Image 1.

    Alan Saret

    F. Phantasm Flux, 1983

    Pencil on paper

    22.5 x 30.25 in (57.15 x 76.84 cm)

  3. Model On A Table In My Study by Norman Lundin, Image 1.

    Norman Lundin

    Model On A Table In My Study, c. 1975

    Charcoal on paper

    18.75 x 27.5 in (47.63 x 69.85 cm)

  4. Burt Rynals, 2001, 2002 by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    Burt Rynals, 2001, 2002

    Ink on paper

    12 x 9 in (30.48 x 22.86 cm)

  5. A Cirnal in the Union Armey, 20005/20006 by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    A Cirnal in the Union Armey, 20005/20006

    Ink on paper

    11 x 8.5 in (27.94 x 21.59 cm)

  6. Wayne Meweton, 2002/3 by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    Wayne Meweton, 2002/3

    Ink on paper

    11 x 8.5 in (27.94 x 21.59 cm)

  7. The Sallay Talk Show by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    The Sallay Talk Show

    Ink on paper

    11 x 8.5 in (27.94 x 21.59 cm)

  8. Unknown by Unknown, Image 1.

    Unknown

    Unknown, No date

    Pen and ink on paper mounted to board

    5.75 x 3.75 in (14.61 x 9.53 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.