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From Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College

  1. Fall of Troy by Stanley William Hayter, Image 1.

    Stanley William Hayter

    Fall of Troy, 1979

    Engraving on paper

    15.75 x 11.5 in (40.01 x 29.21 cm)

  2. Six Holy Days by Fritz Eichenberg, Image 1.

    Fritz Eichenberg

    Six Holy Days, 1976

    Wood engraving on paper

    9.4375 x 8 in (23.97 x 20.32 cm)

  3. Louis Dotson,Lorman by William R. Ferris, Image 1.

    William R. Ferris

    Louis Dotson,Lorman, 1973

    Gelatin silver print

    17 x 11 in (43.18 x 27.94 cm)

  4. Arcs with a Square by Gordon House, Image 1.

    Gordon House

    Arcs with a Square, 1971

    Etching on paper

    25 x 17.75 in (63.5 x 45.09 cm)

  5. I Don't Think They Play At All Fairly by Graham Ovenden, Image 1.

    Graham Ovenden

    I Don't Think They Play At All Fairly, 1970

    Screenprint on paper

    26 x 19.875 in (66.04 x 50.48 cm)

  6. Patrice Munsel by Philippe Halsman, Image 1.

    Philippe Halsman

    Patrice Munsel, 1950

    Gelatin silver print

    14 x 10.875 in (35.56 x 27.62 cm)

  7. The Missed Leap by John Steuart Curry, Image 1.

    John Steuart Curry

    The Missed Leap, 1934

    Lithograph on paper

    17 x 9.75 in (43.18 x 24.77 cm)

  8. Chinese Daoist Immortal He Xian Gu, Qing Dynasty by Unknown, Image 1.

    Unknown

    Chinese Daoist Immortal He Xian Gu, Qing Dynasty, ca. Late 19th Century

    Porcelain and enamel

    9.25 x 3 x 2.5 in (23.5 x 7.62 x 6.35 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.