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From Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College

  1. Reolistic Films, 2001 by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    Reolistic Films, 2001, 2001

    Ink on paper

    12 x 9 in (30.48 x 22.86 cm)

  2. Sankt Gottard, Mainz II by Amy Namowitz Worthen, Image 1.

    Amy Namowitz Worthen

    Sankt Gottard, Mainz II, 1982

    Engraving on paper

    14.5 x 12.75 in (36.83 x 32.39 cm)

  3. Under the EL by N. Jay Jaffee, Image 2.

    N. Jay Jaffee

    Under the EL, 1973

    Gelatin silver print

    13.875 x 10.875 in (35.24 x 27.62 cm)

  4. From the Jolley Corner Suite by Peter Winslow Milton, Image 1.

    Peter Winslow Milton

    From the Jolley Corner Suite, 1971

    Etching on paper

    9.375 x 14.625 in (23.81 x 37.15 cm)

  5. Danny Kaye by Philippe Halsman, Image 1.

    Philippe Halsman

    Danny Kaye, 1960

    Gelatin silver print

  6. Japanese Sashimono or Ai Jurishi Flags, Edo Period by Unknown, Image 1.

    Unknown

    Japanese Sashimono or Ai Jurishi Flags, Edo Period, ca. 1615-1868

    Silk

    24 x 10 in (60.96 x 25.4 cm)

  7. Rine Stone Cowboy, 2010-2011 by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    Rine Stone Cowboy, 2010-2011

    Ink on paper

    11 x 8.5 in (27.94 x 21.59 cm)

  8. Half Big (triptych) by Bourne, Image 1.

    Bourne

    Half Big (triptych)

    Gouache on paper

    22 x 15 in (55.88 x 38.1 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.