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From Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College

  1. Perfect Storm by Sharron Parker, Image 1.

    Sharron Parker

    Perfect Storm, 2010

    Handmade felt (wool and silk)

    40 x 51 x 2 in (101.6 x 129.54 x 5.08 cm)

  2. Figura by Hugo Sbernini, Image 1.

    Hugo Sbernini

    Figura, 1983

    Oil on canvas

    58.75 x 51 x 1 in (149.23 x 129.54 x 2.54 cm)

  3. Shrimp Fleet V by Carl Schwartz, Image 1.

    Carl Schwartz

    Shrimp Fleet V, 1980

    Lithograph on paper

    15 x 22.25 in (38.1 x 56.52 cm)

  4. Attempt I by Paul Rotterdam, Image 1.

    Paul Rotterdam

    Attempt I, 1979

    Etching and mezzotint on paper

    44.375 x 30.125 in (112.71 x 76.52 cm)

  5. Untitled by A.R. Ammons, Image 1.

    A.R. Ammons

    Untitled, 1978

    Watercolor and ink on Arches paper

    24 x 18 in (60.96 x 45.72 cm)

  6. Owl by Janice Biala, Image 1.

    Janice Biala

    Owl, c. 1963

    Lithograph on paper

    22.875 x 28.125 in (58.1 x 71.44 cm)

  7. Eleanor, Arms Over Head by Harry Callahan, Image 1.

    Harry Callahan

    Eleanor, Arms Over Head, 1947

    Gelatin silver print

    5.25 x 3.75 in (13.34 x 9.53 cm)

  8. Robert Taylor by George Hurrell, Image 1.

    George Hurrell

    Robert Taylor, c. 1936

    Gelatin silver print

    48 x 36 in (121.92 x 91.44 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.