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From Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College

  1. Camphor Leaves by Aliansyah Caniago, Image 1.

    Aliansyah Caniago

    Camphor Leaves, 2017

    Leaves, graphite, plastic bags, and pins

    25.625 x 27.125 in (65.09 x 68.9 cm)

  2. FedEx Van, 2000 by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    FedEx Van, 2000, 2000

    Ink on paper

    12 x 8.25 in (30.48 x 20.96 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. Gene's Weather Forcast, 20010/20011 by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    Gene's Weather Forcast, 20010/20011

    Ink on paper

  5. A US Congressman in the Year of 1863 by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    A US Congressman in the Year of 1863

    Ink on paper

    11 x 8.5 in (27.94 x 21.59 cm)

  6. Wild Cat Growing Paines, 2001-2002 by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    Wild Cat Growing Paines, 2001-2002

    Ink on paper

    11 x 8.5 in (27.94 x 21.59 cm)

  7. 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)

  8. Les Arbres by Théodore Rousseau, Image 1.

    Théodore Rousseau

    Les Arbres, No date

    Pen and ink wash on paper

    3.125 x 5.25 in (7.94 x 13.34 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.