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From Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College

  1. An UFO, 06 by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    An UFO, 06, 2006

    Ink on paper

    11 x 8.5 in (27.94 x 21.59 cm)

  2. Herb Jackson

    P, 1531, 2005

    Oil crayon on paper

    11.75 x 7.25 in (29.85 x 18.42 cm)

  3. Full Range Encounter by Alan Saret, Image 1.

    Alan Saret

    Full Range Encounter, 1983

    Pencil on paper

    22.5 x 30 in (57.15 x 76.2 cm)

  4. 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)

  5. 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)

  6. 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)

  7. A US Congressman by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    A US Congressman

    Ink on paper

    10.875 x 8.5 in (27.62 x 21.59 cm)

  8. Tenesee Earney Ford, 2002 by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    Tenesee Earney Ford, 2002

    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.