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From Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College

  1. Unrest (January 25, 2011) by Carter Mull, Image 1.

    Carter Mull

    Unrest (January 25, 2011), 2011

    Ink and pasted paper on paper

    22 x 21.75 in (55.88 x 55.25 cm)

  2. Coffie Mug by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    Coffie Mug, 2006

    Ink and pencil on paper

    11 x 8.5 in (27.94 x 21.59 cm)

  3. 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)

  4. A Winston Smoking Man, 2002 by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    A Winston Smoking Man, 2002, 2002

    Ink on paper

    10.875 x 8.5 in (27.62 x 21.59 cm)

  5. Gina at Work by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    Gina at Work, 2002

    Ink on paper

    11 x 8.5 in (27.94 x 21.59 cm)

  6. Cool Morning, 1999/20001 by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    Cool Morning, 1999/20001

    Ink on paper

    11.75 x 9 in (29.85 x 22.86 cm)

  7. Giena at Morning Streach, 02/03 by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    Giena at Morning Streach, 02/03

    Ink, pencil and marker on paper

    11 x 8.5 in (27.94 x 21.59 cm)

  8. Tenesee Earney Ford, 2002 by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    Tenesee Earney Ford, 2002

    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.