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From Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College

  1. Camphor Leaves by Aliansyah Caniago, Image 1.

    Aliansyah Caniago

    Camphor Leaves, 2017

    Leaves, graphite, plastic bags, and pins

    25.625 x 27.125 in (65.09 x 68.9 cm)

  2. Charlie Ritch, 2003 by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    Charlie Ritch, 2003, 2003

    Ink on paper

    11 x 8.5 in (27.94 x 21.59 cm)

  3. Notebook Page - Julian Price Park Lake by Robert Johnson, Image 1.

    Robert Johnson

    Notebook Page - Julian Price Park Lake, 2001

    Watercolor and graphite on paper

    10.875 x 7.5 in (27.62 x 19.05 cm)

  4. Ginger Read, 2001 by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    Ginger Read, 2001, 2001

    Ink on paper

    12 x 9 in (30.48 x 22.86 cm)

  5. A Feamal Actor by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    A Feamal Actor, c. 2000

    Ink on paper

    11 x 8.5 in (27.94 x 21.59 cm)

  6. Untitled by Kenneth Freed, Image 1.

    Kenneth Freed

    Untitled, 1970

    Oil pastel on paper

    10 x 12 in (25.4 x 30.48 cm)

  7. Bulova Peace by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    Bulova Peace

    Ink on paper

  8. Carolin, 02/03 by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    Carolin, 02/03

    Ink on paper

    11 x 8.5 in (27.94 x 21.59 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.