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Additional Artworks

From Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College

  1. Afleck by Frank Faulkner, Image 1.

    Frank Faulkner

    Afleck, 1989

    Acrylic on canvas

    72 x 72 in (182.88 x 182.88 cm)

  2. Charles Ireland by Andy Warhol, Image 1.

    Andy Warhol

    Charles Ireland, 1978

    Polaroid

    4.25 x 3.375 in (10.8 x 8.57 cm)

  3. Pomp by Mel Stanforth, Image 1.

    Mel Stanforth

    Pomp, 1978

    Lithograph on paper

    30.125 x 22.25 in (76.52 x 56.52 cm)

  4. Domestic Scene by John David Boyd, Image 1.

    John David Boyd

    Domestic Scene, 1976

    Etching and aquatint on paper

    17.75 x 23.75 in (45.09 x 60.33 cm)

  5. Lolita Perturbed by Graham Ovenden, Image 1.

    Graham Ovenden

    Lolita Perturbed, 1975

    Etching on paper

    25.75 x 26 in (65.41 x 66.04 cm)

  6. Fred Kappel by Philippe Halsman, Image 1.

    Philippe Halsman

    Fred Kappel, 1966

    Gelatin silver print

    13.75 x 11 in (34.93 x 27.94 cm)

  7. In Paris by Kiyoshi Saito, Image 1.

    Kiyoshi Saito

    In Paris, 1961

    Woodblock on paper

    15.75 x 21.125 in (40.01 x 53.66 cm)

  8. Denise Darcel by Philippe Halsman, Image 2.

    Philippe Halsman

    Denise Darcel, 1950

    Gelatin silver print

    13.25 x 10.25 in (33.66 x 26.04 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.