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From Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College

  1. Alice at Home, 2002 by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    Alice at Home, 2002, 2002

    Ink on paper

    11 x 8.5 in (27.94 x 21.59 cm)

  2. Frankie Muniz, 2001 by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    Frankie Muniz, 2001, 2001

    Ink on paper

    11.75 x 9 in (29.85 x 22.86 cm)

  3. George Harrison, 2001 by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    George Harrison, 2001, 2001

    Ink on paper

    12 x 9 in (30.48 x 22.86 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. Pope Pall, 1999 by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    Pope Pall, 1999, 1999

    Ink on paper

    11 x 8.5 in (27.94 x 21.59 cm)

  6. Fine Yard Funeture by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    Fine Yard Funeture

    Ink on paper

    11 x 8.5 in (27.94 x 21.59 cm)

  7. No Home Aradtec, Blacks Live Theair, 2000/2001 by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    No Home Aradtec, Blacks Live Theair, 2000/2001

    Ink on paper

    11.875 x 8.125 in (30.16 x 20.64 cm)

  8. Alice on the Go to Office by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    Alice on the Go to Office

    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.