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From Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College

  1. Boy Gorge by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    Boy Gorge, 2002

    Ink on paper

    11 x 8.5 in (27.94 x 21.59 cm)

  2. First Sign of Moses by Mike Jarmon, Image 1.

    Mike Jarmon

    First Sign of Moses, 1990

    Mixed media

    60 x 47.75 in (152.4 x 121.29 cm)

  3. Unidentified Woman (Short Dark Hair) by Andy Warhol, Image 1.

    Andy Warhol

    Unidentified Woman (Short Dark Hair), 1980

    Polaroid

    4.25 x 3.375 in (10.8 x 8.57 cm)

  4. X - II Red by Anne Kesler Shields, Image 1.

    Anne Kesler Shields

    X - II Red, 1978

    Screenprint on paper

    24 x 20 in (60.96 x 50.8 cm)

  5. Untitled by A.R. Ammons, Image 1.

    A.R. Ammons

    Untitled, 1977

    Watercolor and ink on Arches paper

    24 x 18 in (60.96 x 45.72 cm)

  6. Interior: Night by Patrick Caulfield, Image 1.

    Patrick Caulfield

    Interior: Night, 1970

    Screenprint on paper

    40.5 x 27.75 in (102.87 x 70.49 cm)

  7. Ed Sullivan by Philippe Halsman, Image 1.

    Philippe Halsman

    Ed Sullivan, 1967

    Gelatin silver print

    11 x 13.75 in (27.94 x 34.93 cm)

  8. The Sleeping Congregation by William Hogarth, Image 1.

    William Hogarth

    The Sleeping Congregation, 1762

    Etching and engraving on paper

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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.