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From Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College

  1. Jerry Louis, 2003 by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    Jerry Louis, 2003, 2003

    Ink on paper

    11 x 8.5 in (27.94 x 21.59 cm)

  2. Ronie Millsap, 2003 by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    Ronie Millsap, 2003, 2003

    Ink on paper

    11 x 8.5 in (27.94 x 21.59 cm)

  3. A Winston Smoking Man, 2002 by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    A Winston Smoking Man, 2002, 2002

    Ink on paper

    10.875 x 8.5 in (27.62 x 21.59 cm)

  4. Ginger Read, 2001 by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    Ginger Read, 2001, 2001

    Ink on paper

    12 x 9 in (30.48 x 22.86 cm)

  5. Untitled (Greek Drawing) by Herb Jackson, Image 1.

    Herb Jackson

    Untitled (Greek Drawing), 1979

    Oil crayon on paper

    14.5 x 10.5 in (36.83 x 26.67 cm)

  6. Study of Figures and Horses by Eugène Delacroix, Image 1.

    Eugène Delacroix

    Study of Figures and Horses, c. 1820

    Ink on paper

    7.5 x 11.5 in (19.05 x 29.21 cm)

  7. Carlin Helper at Pilgrims Inns by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    Carlin Helper at Pilgrims Inns

    Ink on paper

    11 x 8.5 in (27.94 x 21.59 cm)

  8. Ragidy Anne with Rubber Pants On, 2001-2002 by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    Ragidy Anne with Rubber Pants On, 2001-2002

    Ink on paper

    12 x 9 in (30.48 x 22.86 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.