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From Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College

  1. MISTAH KURTZ-HE IS NOT DEAD by Fiona Banner, Image 1.

    Fiona Banner

    MISTAH KURTZ-HE IS NOT DEAD, 2012

    Screenprint on paper

    39 x 27.5 in (99.06 x 69.85 cm)

  2. Burgundy Canal, Bourgogne by Ralph Gibson, Image 1.

    Ralph Gibson

    Burgundy Canal, Bourgogne, 1992

    Chromogenic print

    20 x 16 in (50.8 x 40.64 cm)

  3. Linoleum by Tom Phillips, Image 1.

    Tom Phillips

    Linoleum, 1976

    Screenprint on paper

    40 x 28.125 in (101.6 x 71.44 cm)

  4. Robert Appleton, Rose Hill, Miss. by William R. Ferris, Image 1.

    William R. Ferris

    Robert Appleton, Rose Hill, Miss., 1969

    Gelatin silver print

    13.5 x 9 in (34.29 x 22.86 cm)

  5. Gussie Tobe, Leland by William R. Ferris, Image 1.

    William R. Ferris

    Gussie Tobe, Leland, 1968

    Gelatin silver print

    17 x 11 in (43.18 x 27.94 cm)

  6. Untitled by Beverly Pepper, Image 1.

    Beverly Pepper

    Untitled, 1968

    Collage on paper

    19.25 x 27.75 in (48.9 x 70.49 cm)

  7. Jimmy Durante by Philippe Halsman, Image 1.

    Philippe Halsman

    Jimmy Durante, 1950

    Gelatin silver print

    14 x 11 in (35.56 x 27.94 cm)

  8. Unknown title by Douglas Houchens, Image 2.

    Douglas Houchens

    Unknown title, No date

    Charcoal on paper

    19.75 x 16.25 in (50.17 x 41.28 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.