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From Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College

  1. Jay Lenos, 2000 by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    Jay Lenos, 2000, 2000

    Ink on paper

    12 x 8 in (30.48 x 20.32 cm)

  2. Washcloth, from the portfolio "Utopia" by Linda Headlee, Image 1.

    Linda Headlee

    Washcloth, from the portfolio "Utopia", 1989

    Xerox transfer and screenprint on paper

    22.5 x 14.875 in (57.15 x 37.78 cm)

  3. Edison's Bird by Robert A. Nelson, Image 1.

    Robert A. Nelson

    Edison's Bird, 1979

    Lithograph on paper

    28 x 37.75 in (71.12 x 95.89 cm)

  4. 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)

  5. Hedges by Nicholas Monro, Image 1.

    Nicholas Monro

    Hedges, 1970

    Screenprint on paper

    27.5 x 40.125 in (69.85 x 101.92 cm)

  6. Hooded Figures by Nicholas Monro, Image 1.

    Nicholas Monro

    Hooded Figures, 1970

    Screenprint on paper

    27.625 x 40 in (70.17 x 101.6 cm)

  7. Christ Opens the Sixth Seal by McKendree Robbins Long, Image 1.

    McKendree Robbins Long

    Christ Opens the Sixth Seal, c. 1965

    Oil on canvas board

    29.25 x 21 in (74.3 x 53.34 cm)

  8. Don Quixote by David Solot, Image 1.

    David Solot

    Don Quixote, c. 1950

    Lithograph on paper

    18.75 x 14.5 in (47.63 x 36.83 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.