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From Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College

  1. Untitled by John Hill, Image 1.

    John Hill

    Untitled, 2002

    Graphite on paper

    10 x 7.75 in (25.4 x 19.69 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. Lorita Swet, 2001 by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    Lorita Swet, 2001, 2001

    Ink on paper

    12 x 9 in (30.48 x 22.86 cm)

  4. 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)

  5. Page (Young Child) by Douglas Houchens, Image 1.

    Douglas Houchens

    Page (Young Child), 1967

    Charcoal on paper

    21.875 x 17.875 in (55.56 x 45.4 cm)

  6. Bobby Denver by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    Bobby Denver

    Ink on paper

    11 x 8.5 in (27.94 x 21.59 cm)

  7. The American Bird House, 20020 by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    The American Bird House, 20020, No date

    Ink and highlighter on paper

    11.875 x 9 in (30.16 x 22.86 cm)

  8. Carolin, 02/03 by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    Carolin, 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.