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From Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College

  1. 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)

  2. Scottie on Star Track, 1999 by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    Scottie on Star Track, 1999, 1999

    Ink on paper

    11 x 8.5 in (27.94 x 21.59 cm)

  3. Gene's Weather Forcast, 20010/20011 by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    Gene's Weather Forcast, 20010/20011

    Ink on paper

  4. The Man in the Moon by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    The Man in the Moon

    Ink on paper

    11.75 x 9 in (29.85 x 22.86 cm)

  5. Gina, at YMCA Pool, 02/03 by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    Gina, at YMCA Pool, 02/03

    Ink on paper

    11 x 8.5 in (27.94 x 21.59 cm)

  6. Giena at Morning Streach, 02/03 by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    Giena at Morning Streach, 02/03

    Ink, pencil and marker on paper

    11 x 8.5 in (27.94 x 21.59 cm)

  7. Alice at Hir Best, 2002-2002-2003 by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    Alice at Hir Best, 2002-2002-2003

    Ink on paper

    11 x 8.5 in (27.94 x 21.59 cm)

  8. Paul Shade by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    Paul Shade

    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.