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From Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College

  1. WOW, Butiful, 02 by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    WOW, Butiful, 02, 2002

    Ink on paper

    11 x 8.5 in (27.94 x 21.59 cm)

  2. FedEx Van, 2000 by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    FedEx Van, 2000, 2000

    Ink on paper

    12 x 8.25 in (30.48 x 20.96 cm)

  3. Unknown title by Douglas Houchens, Image 2.

    Douglas Houchens

    Unknown title, No date

    Charcoal on paper

    19.75 x 16.25 in (50.17 x 41.28 cm)

  4. 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)

  5. A London PD Man by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    A London PD Man

    Ink on paper

    11 x 8.5 in (27.94 x 21.59 cm)

  6. Miss Earka on the Go, 02/03 by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    Miss Earka on the Go, 02/03

    Ink on paper

    11 x 8.5 in (27.94 x 21.59 cm)

  7. Merlin Helper at Pilgrims Inn by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    Merlin Helper at Pilgrims Inn, n.d.

    Ink on paper

    11 x 8.5 in (27.94 x 21.59 cm)

  8. Untitled by Maurice Sterne, Image 1.

    Maurice Sterne

    Untitled, No date

    Pencil on paper

    10.25 x 12 in (26.04 x 30.48 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.