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From Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College

  1. Herb Jackson

    P, 1531, 2005

    Oil crayon on paper

    11.75 x 7.25 in (29.85 x 18.42 cm)

  2. The Man in the Moon, 03 by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    The Man in the Moon, 03, 2003

    Ink on paper

    10.875 x 8.375 in (27.62 x 21.27 cm)

  3. Gina at Hir Best, 2002 by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    Gina at Hir Best, 2002, 2002

    Ink on paper

    11 x 8.5 in (27.94 x 21.59 cm)

  4. 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)

  5. Union Pacific Club, SF by David Schofield, Image 1.

    David Schofield

    Union Pacific Club, SF, 1995

    Ink on parchment

    59 x 36 in (149.86 x 91.44 cm)

  6. Untitled by Hans Peter Adamski, Image 1.

    Hans Peter Adamski

    Untitled, 1993

    Paint and ink

    35.8125 x 27 in (90.96 x 68.58 cm)

  7. John Wayne by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    John Wayne

    Ink on paper

    11 x 8.5 in (27.94 x 21.59 cm)

  8. Butiful All Year Round by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    Butiful All Year Round

    Ink on paper

    11 x 8.5 in (27.94 x 21.59 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.