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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. Top Cat, 2001-2002 by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    Top Cat, 2001-2002, 2002

    Ink on paper

    11 x 8.5 in (27.94 x 21.59 cm)

  3. Stero Spakers o Manoral Stereo Recv, 2001 by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    Stero Spakers o Manoral Stereo Recv, 2001, 2001

    Ink and highlighter on paper

    11 x 8.5 in (27.94 x 21.59 cm)

  4. Rocket Man, 2001 by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    Rocket Man, 2001, 2001

    Ink on paper

    10.875 x 8.5 in (27.62 x 21.59 cm)

  5. Conway Twitty, 1999 by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    Conway Twitty, 1999, 1999

    Ink on paper

    11 x 8.5 in (27.94 x 21.59 cm)

  6. Cool Morning, 1999/20001 by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    Cool Morning, 1999/20001

    Ink on paper

    11.75 x 9 in (29.85 x 22.86 cm)

  7. Rockie Greseno by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    Rockie Greseno

    Ink on paper

    11 x 8.5 in (27.94 x 21.59 cm)

  8. Gene at hir Best, 02/03 by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    Gene at hir Best, 02/03

    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.