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From Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College

  1. Lousieal Ball, 2002 by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    Lousieal Ball, 2002, 2002

    Ink on paper

    11 x 8.5 in (27.94 x 21.59 cm)

  2. Gina at Work by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    Gina at Work, 2002

    Ink on paper

    11 x 8.5 in (27.94 x 21.59 cm)

  3. Billy Joel, 2001 by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    Billy Joel, 2001, 2001

    Ink on paper

    12 x 9 in (30.48 x 22.86 cm)

  4. Fine Yard Funeture by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    Fine Yard Funeture

    Ink on paper

    11 x 8.5 in (27.94 x 21.59 cm)

  5. Dale Earnhardt by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    Dale Earnhardt

    Ink on paper

    12 x 9 in (30.48 x 22.86 cm)

  6. Alice on the Go to Office by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    Alice on the Go to Office

    Ink on paper

    11 x 8.5 in (27.94 x 21.59 cm)

  7. A US Congressman by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    A US Congressman

    Ink on paper

    10.875 x 8.5 in (27.62 x 21.59 cm)

  8. Wayne Meweton, 2002/3 by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    Wayne Meweton, 2002/3

    Ink on paper

    11 x 8.5 in (27.94 x 21.59 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.