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From Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College

  1. Scottie on Star Track, 1999 by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    Scottie on Star Track, 1999, 1999

    Ink on paper

    11 x 8.5 in (27.94 x 21.59 cm)

  2. Bruce Payne, WOKJ Radio Station, Jackson by William R. Ferris, Image 1.

    William R. Ferris

    Bruce Payne, WOKJ Radio Station, Jackson, 1978

    Gelatin silver print

    11 x 17 in (27.94 x 43.18 cm)

  3. Nude Model (Male) by Andy Warhol, Image 2.

    Andy Warhol

    Nude Model (Male), 1977

    Polaroid

    4.25 x 3.375 in (10.8 x 8.57 cm)

  4. Self Portrait With Saddles by Sigmund Abeles, Image 1.

    Sigmund Abeles

    Self Portrait With Saddles, 1972

    Lithograph on paper

    30 x 21.75 in (76.2 x 55.25 cm)

  5. Ten Pound Hammer by Thomas Hart Benton, Image 1.

    Thomas Hart Benton

    Ten Pound Hammer, 1967

    Lithograph on paper

    13.625 x 9.75 in (34.61 x 24.77 cm)

  6. Sonny Tufts by Philippe Halsman, Image 1.

    Philippe Halsman

    Sonny Tufts, 1945

    Gelatin silver print

    13.5 x 10.5 in (34.29 x 26.67 cm)

  7. Nudes by Wilhelm Lehmbruck, Image 1.

    Wilhelm Lehmbruck

    Nudes, c. 1920

    Drypoint etching on paper

    16.25 x 12.375 in (41.28 x 31.43 cm)

  8. The Anti-Archive of Trauma on the U.S.-Mexico Border by Susan Harbage Page, Image 1.

    Susan Harbage Page

    The Anti-Archive of Trauma on the U.S.-Mexico Border, 2007-2020

    Chromogenic print

    17 x 22 in (43.18 x 55.88 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.