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From Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College

  1. Time Yur Not My Friend, 2000 by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    Time Yur Not My Friend, 2000, 2000

    Ink on paper

    11 x 8.25 in (27.94 x 20.96 cm)

  2. Ronnie Millsap, 2000 by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    Ronnie Millsap, 2000, 2000

    Ink on paper

    12 x 8.25 in (30.48 x 20.96 cm)

  3. Pope Pall, 1999 by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    Pope Pall, 1999, 1999

    Ink on paper

    11 x 8.5 in (27.94 x 21.59 cm)

  4. Prometheus by John W. Kelley, Image 1.

    John W. Kelley

    Prometheus, 1990

    Graphite, sanguine chalk, white and black chalk on taupe paper

    24 x 16 in (60.96 x 40.64 cm)

  5. Wholesome Reading by Reginald Marsh, Image 1.

    Reginald Marsh

    Wholesome Reading, no date

    Ink on paper

    8.5 x 7 in (21.59 x 17.78 cm)

  6. The Giant Hamerhead Shark, 20005/20006 by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    The Giant Hamerhead Shark, 20005/20006

    Ink on paper

    10.875 x 8.5 in (27.62 x 21.59 cm)

  7. Dale Earnhardt by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    Dale Earnhardt

    Ink on paper

    12 x 9 in (30.48 x 22.86 cm)

  8. A Cirnal in the Union Armey, 20005/20006 by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    A Cirnal in the Union Armey, 20005/20006

    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.