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From Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College

  1. Gina at Work by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    Gina at Work, 2002

    Ink on paper

    11 x 8.5 in (27.94 x 21.59 cm)

  2. Cofer

    The Tourist, 1977

    Color pencil on paper

    28 x 38.5 in (71.12 x 97.79 cm)

  3. Woman in Black Hat by Frank Creech, Image 1.

    Frank Creech

    Woman in Black Hat, 1975

    Charcoal and conte on paper

    40 x 30 in (101.6 x 76.2 cm)

  4. No Home Aradtec, Blacks Live Theair, 2000/2001 by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    No Home Aradtec, Blacks Live Theair, 2000/2001

    Ink on paper

    11.875 x 8.125 in (30.16 x 20.64 cm)

  5. Giena at Morning Streach, 02/03 by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    Giena at Morning Streach, 02/03

    Ink, pencil and marker on paper

    11 x 8.5 in (27.94 x 21.59 cm)

  6. A Union Army General, 20005/20006 by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    A Union Army General, 20005/20006

    Ink on paper

    11 x 8.5 in (27.94 x 21.59 cm)

  7. Allan Aldan by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    Allan Aldan

    Ink on paper

    11 x 8.5 in (27.94 x 21.59 cm)

  8. Ragidy Anne with Rubber Pants On, 2001-2002 by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    Ragidy Anne with Rubber Pants On, 2001-2002

    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.