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From Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College

  1. What Happened On That Day Really Set Me on a Path (Black and White) by Hank Willis Thomas, Image 1.

    Hank Willis Thomas

    What Happened On That Day Really Set Me on a Path (Black and White), 2018

    Retroreflective vinyl mounted to Dibond

    21.375 x 29.375 in (54.29 x 74.61 cm)

  2. Untitled by Rick Horton, Image 1.

    Rick Horton

    Untitled, 1986

    Mixed media collage on board

    6 x 4.5 in (15.24 x 11.43 cm)

  3. Caravan Vessel by Jay Gogin, Image 1.

    Jay Gogin

    Caravan Vessel, 1986

    Raku earthenware

    16 x 13 x 13 in (40.64 x 33.02 x 33.02 cm)

  4. Trophies by Dieter Roth, Image 1.

    Dieter Roth

    Trophies, 1978

    Offset print

    19.8125 x 13.875 in (50.32 x 35.24 cm)

  5. Light of the World, G by Robyn Denny, Image 1.

    Robyn Denny

    Light of the World, G, 1970

    Screenprint on paper

    29.25 x 32 in (74.3 x 81.28 cm)

  6. In Paris by Kiyoshi Saito, Image 1.

    Kiyoshi Saito

    In Paris, 1961

    Woodblock on paper

    15.75 x 21.125 in (40.01 x 53.66 cm)

  7. Nude on a Beach by Bill Brandt, Image 1.

    Bill Brandt

    Nude on a Beach, 1953

    Gelatin silver print

    13.375 x 11.25 in (33.97 x 28.58 cm)

  8. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs "Silly Song" Rough Drawings (set of 9) by Disney, Image 1.

    Disney

    Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs "Silly Song" Rough Drawings (set of 9), 1937

    Graphite on paper

    6 x 88 in., individual sheet

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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.