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From Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College

  1. Rocket Man, 2001 by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    Rocket Man, 2001, 2001

    Ink on paper

    10.875 x 8.5 in (27.62 x 21.59 cm)

  2. Baskitball Teame, 1999 by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    Baskitball Teame, 1999, 1999

    Ink on paper

    9 x 9 in (22.86 x 22.86 cm)

  3. Union Pacific Club, SF by David Schofield, Image 1.

    David Schofield

    Union Pacific Club, SF, 1995

    Ink on parchment

    59 x 36 in (149.86 x 91.44 cm)

  4. William E. Jackson

    Jefferson Howard, 1979

    Ink on paper

  5. Untitled by Dieter Roth, Image 1.

    Dieter Roth

    Untitled, 1978

    Pencil on paper

    19 x 25 in (48.26 x 63.5 cm)

  6. 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)

  7. The Age of Claws by Gabor Peterdi, Image 1.

    Gabor Peterdi

    The Age of Claws, 1971

    Drypoint on paper

    25 x 36.5 in (63.5 x 92.71 cm)

  8. Untitled by Frank Engles, Image 1.

    Frank Engles

    Untitled, 1963

    Watercolor on paper

    20.375 x 28 in (51.75 x 71.12 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.