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From Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College

  1. Just Plane Man, 2002 by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    Just Plane Man, 2002, 2002

    Ink on paper

    11 x 8.5 in (27.94 x 21.59 cm)

  2. Stero Spakers o Manoral Stereo Recv, 2001 by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    Stero Spakers o Manoral Stereo Recv, 2001, 2001

    Ink and highlighter on paper

    11 x 8.5 in (27.94 x 21.59 cm)

  3. Billy Joel, 2001 by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    Billy Joel, 2001, 2001

    Ink on paper

    12 x 9 in (30.48 x 22.86 cm)

  4. Sketchbook by Gene Merritt, Image 6.

    Gene Merritt

    Sketchbook

    Ink on paper

    10.125 x 8 in (25.72 x 20.32 cm)

  5. Giena at Morning Streach, 02/03 by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    Giena at Morning Streach, 02/03

    Ink, pencil and marker on paper

    11 x 8.5 in (27.94 x 21.59 cm)

  6. Gene at hir Best, 02/03 by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    Gene at hir Best, 02/03

    Ink on paper

    11 x 8.5 in (27.94 x 21.59 cm)

  7. Just a Hard Working Man by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    Just a Hard Working Man

    Ink on paper

    11 x 8.375 in (27.94 x 21.27 cm)

  8. Unknown by Unknown, Image 1.

    Unknown

    Unknown, No date

    Pen and ink on paper mounted to board

    5.75 x 3.75 in (14.61 x 9.53 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.