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From Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College

  1. Evolution 8: India by Fritz Janschka, Image 1.

    Fritz Janschka

    Evolution 8: India, 2005

    Watercolor on paper

    8.125 x 9.25 in (20.64 x 23.5 cm)

  2. Rebecca Davenport, Washington, D.C. by William R. Ferris, Image 1.

    William R. Ferris

    Rebecca Davenport, Washington, D.C., 1982

    Gelatin silver print

    9 x 13.5 in (22.86 x 34.29 cm)

  3. Mary Gordon, Rose Hill by William R. Ferris, Image 1.

    William R. Ferris

    Mary Gordon, Rose Hill, 1978

    Gelatin silver print

    17 x 11 in (43.18 x 27.94 cm)

  4. Bats by Dieter Roth, Image 1.

    Dieter Roth

    Bats, 1978

    Offset print

    19.8125 x 13.875 in (50.32 x 35.24 cm)

  5. Circus by David Solot, Image 1.

    David Solot

    Circus, c. 1950

    Lithograph on paper

    18.875 x 14.5 in (47.94 x 36.83 cm)

  6. The Return of the Prodigal Son by Harmenszoon van Rijn Rembrandt, Image 1.

    Harmenszoon van Rijn Rembrandt

    The Return of the Prodigal Son, 1636

    Etching on paper

    6.125 x 5.25 in (15.56 x 13.34 cm)

  7. Unknown by Unknown, Image 1.

    Unknown

    Unknown, No date

    Pen and ink on paper mounted to board

    5.75 x 3.75 in (14.61 x 9.53 cm)

  8. Chimney Sweep and Children, Ireland, from "Alen MacWeeney" portfolio by Alen MacWeeney, Image 1.

    Alen MacWeeney

    Chimney Sweep and Children, Ireland, from "Alen MacWeeney" portfolio, 1965-1966

    Gelatin silver print

    11.5 x 11.75 in (29.21 x 29.85 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.