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From Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College

  1. Cheeseburger Man, 2005 by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    Cheeseburger Man, 2005, 2005

    Ink on paper

    11 x 8 in (27.94 x 20.32 cm)

  2. Notebook Page - Neuse River by Robert Johnson, Image 1.

    Robert Johnson

    Notebook Page - Neuse River, 2001

    Watercolor and graphite on paper

    10.875 x 7.5 in (27.62 x 19.05 cm)

  3. Reolistic Films, 2001 by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    Reolistic Films, 2001, 2001

    Ink on paper

    12 x 9 in (30.48 x 22.86 cm)

  4. Lorita Swet, 2001 by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    Lorita Swet, 2001, 2001

    Ink on paper

    12 x 9 in (30.48 x 22.86 cm)

  5. 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)

  6. Scottie on Star Track, 1999 by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    Scottie on Star Track, 1999, 1999

    Ink on paper

    11 x 8.5 in (27.94 x 21.59 cm)

  7. James Bond, 1998 by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    James Bond, 1998, 1998

    Ink on paper

    12 x 9 in (30.48 x 22.86 cm)

  8. Mariandynae Flux Encounter by Alan Saret, Image 2.

    Alan Saret

    Mariandynae Flux Encounter, 1983

    Pencil on paper

    22.5 x 30 in (57.15 x 76.2 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.