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From Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College

  1. Charlie Ritch, 2003 by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    Charlie Ritch, 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. Jay Lenos, 2000 by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    Jay Lenos, 2000, 2000

    Ink on paper

    12 x 8 in (30.48 x 20.32 cm)

  4. The Rectory at 25th Street, New York by David Schofield, Image 1.

    David Schofield

    The Rectory at 25th Street, New York, 1993

    Ink on parchment

    59 x 36 in (149.86 x 91.44 cm)

  5. 84-J by Greg Alexander, Image 1.

    Greg Alexander

    84-J, 1984

    Pencil on paper

    18.5 x 20.5 in (46.99 x 52.07 cm)

  6. Zoungy Pen Group Flux by Alan Saret, Image 1.

    Alan Saret

    Zoungy Pen Group Flux, 1983

    Pencil on paper

    22.5 x 30 in (57.15 x 76.2 cm)

  7. Bunch by Thomas McCormick, Image 1.

    Thomas McCormick

    Bunch, 1974

    Charcoal on paper

    33 x 25.5 in (83.82 x 64.77 cm)

  8. Horse Power Versis Man by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    Horse Power Versis Man

    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.