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From Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College

  1. Teaching Capitalism to Nature by Clint Sleeper, Image 1.

    Clint Sleeper

    Teaching Capitalism to Nature, 2014

    Archival pigment print

    32.5 x 41 in (82.55 x 104.14 cm)

  2. On Via del Portico D'Ottavia by Shimon Attie, Image 2.

    Shimon Attie

    On Via del Portico D'Ottavia, 2002

    Chromogenic print of on-location slide projection

    12 x 9.5 in (30.48 x 24.13 cm)

  3. Jerry Hall by Andy Warhol, Image 1.

    Andy Warhol

    Jerry Hall, 1984

    Polaroid

    4.25 x 3.375 in (10.8 x 8.57 cm)

  4. Mr. Berger (German) by Andy Warhol, Image 1.

    Andy Warhol

    Mr. Berger (German), 1979

    Polaroid

    4.25 x 3.375 in (10.8 x 8.57 cm)

  5. Sisters, from RISD Portfolio by Debora Hunter, Image 1.

    Debora Hunter

    Sisters, from RISD Portfolio, 1974

    Gelatin silver print mounted to drawing board

    5.25 x 6.75 in (13.34 x 17.15 cm)

  6. The Elephant by John Talleur, Image 1.

    John Talleur

    The Elephant, 1973

    Etching and aquatint on paper mounted to board

    28.125 x 39.75 in (71.44 x 100.97 cm)

  7. Jimmy Savo by Philippe Halsman, Image 1.

    Philippe Halsman

    Jimmy Savo, 1952

    Gelatin silver print

    10 x 7.875 in (25.4 x 20.0 cm)

  8. Hercules Suffocating Antaeus by Hans Sebald Beham, Image 1.

    Hans Sebald Beham

    Hercules Suffocating Antaeus, 1545

    Engraving on paper

    1.75 x 3 in (4.45 x 7.62 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.