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From Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College

  1. Jerry Louis, 2003 by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    Jerry Louis, 2003, 2003

    Ink on paper

    11 x 8.5 in (27.94 x 21.59 cm)

  2. Just and Actor, 2001 by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    Just and Actor, 2001, 2001

    Ink on paper

    12 x 9 in (30.48 x 22.86 cm)

  3. John Wayne by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    John Wayne, 2001

    Ink on paper

    12 x 9 in (30.48 x 22.86 cm)

  4. Smiling Crowd by Reginald Marsh, Image 1.

    Reginald Marsh

    Smiling Crowd, no date

    Ink on paper

  5. The American Bird House, 20020 by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    The American Bird House, 20020, No date

    Ink and highlighter on paper

    11.875 x 9 in (30.16 x 22.86 cm)

  6. Burt Rynals, 2001, 2002 by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    Burt Rynals, 2001, 2002

    Ink on paper

    12 x 9 in (30.48 x 22.86 cm)

  7. Tom Cruise, 2001-2002 by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    Tom Cruise, 2001-2002, 2001-2002

    Pemcil and ink on paper

    11 x 9 in (27.94 x 22.86 cm)

  8. Dale Earnhardt by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    Dale Earnhardt

    Ink on paper

    12 x 9 in (30.48 x 22.86 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.