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From Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College

  1. An UFO, 06 by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    An UFO, 06, 2006

    Ink on paper

    11 x 8.5 in (27.94 x 21.59 cm)

  2. Reolistic Films, 2001 by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    Reolistic Films, 2001, 2001

    Ink on paper

    12 x 9 in (30.48 x 22.86 cm)

  3. Clent Eastwoods, 2001 by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    Clent Eastwoods, 2001, 2001

    Ink on paper

    12 x 9 in (30.48 x 22.86 cm)

  4. L'Artiste en Italie by Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, Image 1.

    Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot

    L'Artiste en Italie, 1857

    Cliché-verre on paper mounted to board

    9.125 x 7.875 in (23.18 x 20.0 cm)

  5. Unknown title by Douglas Houchens, Image 2.

    Douglas Houchens

    Unknown title, No date

    Charcoal on paper

    24 x 20 in (60.96 x 50.8 cm)

  6. Miss Earka on the Go, 02/03 by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    Miss Earka on the Go, 02/03

    Ink on paper

    11 x 8.5 in (27.94 x 21.59 cm)

  7. Gene at hir Best, 02/03 by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    Gene at hir Best, 02/03

    Ink on paper

    11 x 8.5 in (27.94 x 21.59 cm)

  8. A US Congressman in the Year of 1863 by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    A US Congressman in the Year of 1863

    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.