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From Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College

  1. 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)

  2. Santy Clause As Everyman, 2000 by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    Santy Clause As Everyman, 2000, 2000

    Ink on paper

    13 x 9.625 in (33.02 x 24.45 cm)

  3. Jack Lord, 1998 by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    Jack Lord, 1998, 1998

    Ink on paper

    11 x 8.5 in (27.94 x 21.59 cm)

  4. Prometheus by John W. Kelley, Image 1.

    John W. Kelley

    Prometheus, 1990

    Graphite, sanguine chalk, white and black chalk on taupe paper

    24 x 16 in (60.96 x 40.64 cm)

  5. Self-Portrait as Printer by Dieter Roth, Image 1.

    Dieter Roth

    Self-Portrait as Printer, 1980

    Ink on paper

    9 x 13 in (22.86 x 33.02 cm)

  6. Russa Emlem, 2000 by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    Russa Emlem, 2000

    Ink on paper

    12.625 x 9.625 in (32.07 x 24.45 cm)

  7. RHL Van Cleaning Truck by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    RHL Van Cleaning Truck

    Ink on paper

    11 x 8.5 in (27.94 x 21.59 cm)

  8. Bengerman Frankin by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    Bengerman Frankin

    Ink on paper

    12 x 8.25 in (30.48 x 20.96 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.