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From Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College

  1. Unrest (January 25, 2011) by Carter Mull, Image 1.

    Carter Mull

    Unrest (January 25, 2011), 2011

    Ink and pasted paper on paper

    22 x 21.75 in (55.88 x 55.25 cm)

  2. My Own Hall Mark Cards, 2001 by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    My Own Hall Mark Cards, 2001, 2001

    Ink on paper

    12 x 9 in (30.48 x 22.86 cm)

  3. 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)

  4. Alan Saret

    Mixed Encounter with Blue, 1983

    Pencil on paper

  5. Zoungy Pen Group Flux by Alan Saret, Image 1.

    Alan Saret

    Zoungy Pen Group Flux, 1983

    Pencil on paper

    22.5 x 30 in (57.15 x 76.2 cm)

  6. P112 by Herb Jackson, Image 1.

    Herb Jackson

    P112, 1981

    Oil crayon and pencil on paper

    30 x 22 in (76.2 x 55.88 cm)

  7. Luncheon of Honor, '55 by Shiela Bocock, Image 1.

    Shiela Bocock

    Luncheon of Honor, '55, 1974

    Pencil and ink on paper mounted to board

    20 x 30 in (50.8 x 76.2 cm)

  8. James Garner by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    James Garner

    Ink on paper

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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.