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From Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College

  1. A Winston Smoking Man, 2002 by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    A Winston Smoking Man, 2002, 2002

    Ink on paper

    10.875 x 8.5 in (27.62 x 21.59 cm)

  2. Untitled by Kristina Rogers, Image 1.

    Kristina Rogers

    Untitled, 1993

    Gelatin silver print mounted to board

    11.75 x 11.75 in (29.85 x 29.85 cm)

  3. Grace Hokin by Andy Warhol, Image 1.

    Andy Warhol

    Grace Hokin, 1986

    Polaroid

    4.25 x 3.375 in (10.8 x 8.57 cm)

  4. Gay Greek Guy by Malcolm Morley, Image 1.

    Malcolm Morley

    Gay Greek Guy, 1984

    Pencil on paper

    17.5 x 14.5 in (44.45 x 36.83 cm)

  5. Carol Soffer by Andy Warhol, Image 1.

    Andy Warhol

    Carol Soffer, 1980

    Polaroid

    4.25 x 3.375 in (10.8 x 8.57 cm)

  6. Space Heater by Robert W. Fichter, Image 1.

    Robert W. Fichter

    Space Heater, 1980

    Silver dye bleach print

    11 x 14 in (27.94 x 35.56 cm)

  7. Chance and Order VI by Kenneth Martin, Image 1.

    Kenneth Martin

    Chance and Order VI, 1977

    Screenprint on paper

    27 x 27 in (68.58 x 68.58 cm)

  8. Meredith Millson by Philippe Halsman, Image 1.

    Philippe Halsman

    Meredith Millson, 1953

    Gelatin silver print

    13.75 x 10.87 in (34.93 x 27.61 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.