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From Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College

  1. Cheeseburger Man, 2005 by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    Cheeseburger Man, 2005, 2005

    Ink on paper

    11 x 8 in (27.94 x 20.32 cm)

  2. The Ed Sullivan Show, 2002 by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    The Ed Sullivan Show, 2002, 2002

    Ink on paper

    11 x 8.5 in (27.94 x 21.59 cm)

  3. Baskitball Teame, 1999 by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    Baskitball Teame, 1999, 1999

    Ink on paper

    9 x 9 in (22.86 x 22.86 cm)

  4. Jack Lord, 1998 by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    Jack Lord, 1998, 1998

    Ink on paper

    11 x 8.5 in (27.94 x 21.59 cm)

  5. Untitled (Greek Drawing) by Herb Jackson, Image 1.

    Herb Jackson

    Untitled (Greek Drawing), 1979

    Oil crayon on paper

    14.5 x 10.5 in (36.83 x 26.67 cm)

  6. Bobby Denver by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    Bobby Denver

    Ink on paper

    11 x 8.5 in (27.94 x 21.59 cm)

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

    Gene Merritt

    Gene's Weather Forcast, 20010/20011

    Ink on paper

  8. Clent Eastwood by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    Clent Eastwood

    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.