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From Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College

  1. Bruce Payne, WOKJ Radio Station, Jackson by William R. Ferris, Image 1.

    William R. Ferris

    Bruce Payne, WOKJ Radio Station, Jackson, 1978

    Gelatin silver print

    11 x 17 in (27.94 x 43.18 cm)

  2. Untitled by Irina Ionesco, Image 1.

    Irina Ionesco

    Untitled, c. 1975

    Gelatin silver print

    11.75 x 8.25 in (29.85 x 20.96 cm)

  3. Presim by Victor Vasarely, Image 1.

    Victor Vasarely

    Presim, c. 1974

    Screenprint on paper

    29 x 21 in (73.66 x 53.34 cm)

  4. Boston Lettuce by Laura Grosch, Image 1.

    Laura Grosch

    Boston Lettuce, 1972

    Lithograph on paper

    20.3125 x 30 in (51.59 x 76.2 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. Crucifix by Patrick Caulfield, Image 1.

    Patrick Caulfield

    Crucifix, 1968

    Screenprint on paper

    27.875 x 36.75 in (70.8 x 93.35 cm)

  7. Two Boys on Stairway by Todd Webb, Image 1.

    Todd Webb

    Two Boys on Stairway, 1951

    Gelatin silver print

    10 x 8 in (25.4 x 20.32 cm)

  8. Jim Lawhorn, Flood Victim, Churchill Downs, Clubhouse, Louisville, Kentucky by Margaret Bourke-White, Image 1.

    Margaret Bourke-White

    Jim Lawhorn, Flood Victim, Churchill Downs, Clubhouse, Louisville, Kentucky, 1937

    Gelatin silver print

    13 x 10 in (33.02 x 25.4 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.