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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. James Garner, 02 by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    James Garner, 02, 2002

    Ink on paper

    11 x 8.5 in (27.94 x 21.59 cm)

  3. James Garner, 2002 by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    James Garner, 2002, 2002

    Ink on paper

    11 x 8.5 in (27.94 x 21.59 cm)

  4. John Glenn, 2001 by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    John Glenn, 2001, 2001

    Ink on paper

    12 x 9 in (30.48 x 22.86 cm)

  5. James Bond, 1998 by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    James Bond, 1998, 1998

    Ink on paper

    12 x 9 in (30.48 x 22.86 cm)

  6. 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)

  7. Ice Burg Pinguin, 20005/20006 by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    Ice Burg Pinguin, 20005/20006

    Ink on paper

    11 x 8.5 in (27.94 x 21.59 cm)

  8. James Garner by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    James Garner

    Ink on paper

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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.