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From Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College

  1. Dark Black Series, Drawing #1 by Gabriel Rivera, Image 1.

    Gabriel Rivera

    Dark Black Series, Drawing #1, 2011

    Mixed media on paper

    60 x 45 in (152.4 x 114.3 cm)

  2. Geina Hart at Work by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    Geina Hart at Work, 2002

    Ink on paper

    11 x 8.5 in (27.94 x 21.59 cm)

  3. John Wayne by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    John Wayne, 2001

    Ink on paper

    12 x 9 in (30.48 x 22.86 cm)

  4. Various Grades Flux Encounter by Alan Saret, Image 1.

    Alan Saret

    Various Grades Flux Encounter, 1983

    Pencil on paper

    22.5 x 30 in (57.15 x 76.2 cm)

  5. Untitled (Greek Drawing) by Herb Jackson, Image 1.

    Herb Jackson

    Untitled (Greek Drawing), 1979

    Oil crayon on paper

    14.5 x 10.5 in (36.83 x 26.67 cm)

  6. Alice at Hir Best, 2002-2002-2003 by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    Alice at Hir Best, 2002-2002-2003

    Ink on paper

    11 x 8.5 in (27.94 x 21.59 cm)

  7. Oscar Actress, 2001-2002 by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    Oscar Actress, 2001-2002

    Ink on paper

    11 x 8.5 in (27.94 x 21.59 cm)

  8. Woman Standing by Arthur Bowen Davies, Image 1.

    Arthur Bowen Davies

    Woman Standing, No date

    Black chalk on paper

    15 x 10 in (38.1 x 25.4 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.