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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. WOW, Butiful, 20 by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    WOW, Butiful, 20, 2000

    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. Four Winds by Bruce Erman, Image 1.

    Bruce Erman

    Four Winds, 1980

    Bleach on black paper

    30 x 30 in (76.2 x 76.2 cm)

  5. 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)

  6. Wagon Whell Motel by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    Wagon Whell Motel

    Ink on paper

    11 x 8.5 in (27.94 x 21.59 cm)

  7. Cool Morning, 1999/20001 by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    Cool Morning, 1999/20001

    Ink on paper

    11.75 x 9 in (29.85 x 22.86 cm)

  8. Sketchbook by Gene Merritt, Image 5.

    Gene Merritt

    Sketchbook

    Ink on paper

    12.5 x 9 in (31.75 x 22.86 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.