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From Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College

  1. America: A Hymnal by Bethany Collins, Image 4.

    Bethany Collins

    America: A Hymnal, 2017

    Book with 100 laser cut leaves

    6 x 9 x 1 in (15.24 x 22.86 x 2.54 cm)

  2. 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)

  3. Boat With Snake by Maggie Taylor, Image 1.

    Maggie Taylor

    Boat With Snake, 1993

    Chromogenic print

    17.5 x 14.25 in (44.45 x 36.2 cm)

  4. Low Tide by Conley Harris, Image 1.

    Conley Harris

    Low Tide, 1980

    Lithograph on paper

    29.75 x 22 in (75.57 x 55.88 cm)

  5. Mr. Berger (German) by Andy Warhol, Image 1.

    Andy Warhol

    Mr. Berger (German), 1979

    Polaroid

    4.25 x 3.375 in (10.8 x 8.57 cm)

  6. Harlequin #4 by John Sandlin, Image 1.

    John Sandlin

    Harlequin #4, 1973

    Lithograph on paper

    40 x 30 in (101.6 x 76.2 cm)

  7. Indian View D by Howard Hodgkin, Image 1.

    Howard Hodgkin

    Indian View D, 1971

    Screenprint on paper

    22.75 x 30.25 in (57.79 x 76.84 cm)

  8. Naturaliste, rue de l'école de médecine by Eugene Atget, Image 1.

    Eugene Atget

    Naturaliste, rue de l'école de médecine, 1926-1927

    Gelatin silver print

    9 x 6.5 in (22.86 x 16.51 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.