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From Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College

  1. Matt Damon, 2001 by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    Matt Damon, 2001, 2001

    Ink on paper

    11 x 9 in (27.94 x 22.86 cm)

  2. Bill Clenton, 1998 by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    Bill Clenton, 1998, 1998

    Ink on paper

    11 x 8.5 in (27.94 x 21.59 cm)

  3. 84-J by Greg Alexander, Image 1.

    Greg Alexander

    84-J, 1984

    Pencil on paper

    18.5 x 20.5 in (46.99 x 52.07 cm)

  4. Doug's Custom Trout Door Handles by David T. Kessler, Image 1.

    David T. Kessler

    Doug's Custom Trout Door Handles, 1974

    Pencil on paper

    46.5 x 34.875 x 1.75 in (118.11 x 88.58 x 4.45 cm)

  5. Wagon Whell Motel by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    Wagon Whell Motel

    Ink on paper

    11 x 8.5 in (27.94 x 21.59 cm)

  6. 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)

  7. A Cirnal in the Union Armey, 20005/20006 by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    A Cirnal in the Union Armey, 20005/20006

    Ink on paper

    11 x 8.5 in (27.94 x 21.59 cm)

  8. Untitled by Unknown, Image 1.

    Unknown

    Untitled, No date

    Pencil on paper

    17.25 x 11.5 in (43.82 x 29.21 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.