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From Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College

  1. [Circulate] One Thousand Clouds by Takasumi Abe, Image 3.

    Takasumi Abe

    [Circulate] One Thousand Clouds, 2006

    Installation with drawing paper, graphite, performance video

  2. Clent Eastwoods, 2001 by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    Clent Eastwoods, 2001, 2001

    Ink on paper

    12 x 9 in (30.48 x 22.86 cm)

  3. Williamsburg Bridge - Manhattan by Thomas Riesing, Image 1.

    Thomas Riesing

    Williamsburg Bridge - Manhattan, 1987

    Charcoal on paper

    42.5 x 62.5 in (107.95 x 158.75 cm)

  4. Philadelphia Cemetery by David Schofield, Image 1.

    David Schofield

    Philadelphia Cemetery, 1985

    Ink on parchment

    30 x 70 in (76.2 x 177.8 cm)

  5. F. Phantasm Flux by Alan Saret, Image 1.

    Alan Saret

    F. Phantasm Flux, 1983

    Pencil on paper

    22.5 x 30.25 in (57.15 x 76.84 cm)

  6. Untitled by Elizabeth Bradford, Image 1.

    Elizabeth Bradford

    Untitled, 1979

    Color pencil on paper

    11.125 x 15.125 in (28.26 x 38.42 cm)

  7. Untitled by Dieter Roth, Image 1.

    Dieter Roth

    Untitled, 1978

    Pencil

    19 x 25 in (48.26 x 63.5 cm)

  8. The Age of Claws by Gabor Peterdi, Image 1.

    Gabor Peterdi

    The Age of Claws, 1971

    Drypoint on paper

    25 x 36.5 in (63.5 x 92.71 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.