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From Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College

  1. Jerry Louis, 2003 by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    Jerry Louis, 2003, 2003

    Ink on paper

    11 x 8.5 in (27.94 x 21.59 cm)

  2. Richard Petty, 2001 by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    Richard Petty, 2001, 2001

    Ink on paper

    11 x 8.5 in (27.94 x 21.59 cm)

  3. Philadelphia Cemetery by David Schofield, Image 1.

    David Schofield

    Philadelphia Cemetery, 1985

    Ink on parchment

    30 x 70 in (76.2 x 177.8 cm)

  4. Genes Weather Net by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    Genes Weather Net, No date

    Ink and marker on paper

    11 x 8.5 in (27.94 x 21.59 cm)

  5. 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)

  6. Jules Verne, 2004/2005/2006 by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    Jules Verne, 2004/2005/2006

    Ink on paper

    11 x 8.5 in (27.94 x 21.59 cm)

  7. Untitled by Robert Henri, Image 1.

    Robert Henri

    Untitled, No date

    Graphite on paper

    4.75 x 6.75 in (12.07 x 17.15 cm)

  8. Drapery Study by Elliott Daingerfield, Image 1.

    Elliott Daingerfield

    Drapery Study, Early 20th Century

    Pencil on paper

    16 x 12 in (40.64 x 30.48 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.