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From Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College

  1. Untitled, from Sacred Land by Ralph Gibson, Image 1.

    Ralph Gibson

    Untitled, from Sacred Land, 2019

    Archival pigment print

    17 x 22 in (43.18 x 55.88 cm)

  2. 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)

  3. Nighttime in Collioure, France by Royce Anne Sline, Image 1.

    Royce Anne Sline

    Nighttime in Collioure, France, printed 2008

    Gelatin silver print

    10.9375 x 13.9375 in (27.78 x 35.4 cm)

  4. Rainmaker: Supreme Court Justice by Scott Eagle, Image 1.

    Scott Eagle

    Rainmaker: Supreme Court Justice, No date

    Mixed media

    8.25 x 6.5 in (20.96 x 16.51 cm)

  5. Fishers and Fools by Russ Warren, Image 1.

    Russ Warren

    Fishers and Fools, 1986

    Acrylic on canvas

    60 x 90 in (152.4 x 228.6 cm)

  6. Lincoln Spa, from RISD Portfolio by Paul Hester, Image 1.

    Paul Hester

    Lincoln Spa, from RISD Portfolio, 1974

    Gelatin silver print mounted to drawing board

    6.125 x 9.125 in (15.56 x 23.18 cm)

  7. Ethiopia (Refugees in the Korem Camp) by Sebastião Salgado, Image 1.

    Sebastião Salgado

    Ethiopia (Refugees in the Korem Camp), 1984, printed later

    Gelatin silver print

    11.75 x 17.375 in (29.85 x 44.13 cm)

  8. Smith Drug Store Cowboy by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    Smith Drug Store Cowboy

    Ink on paper

    11 x 8.5 in (27.94 x 21.59 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.