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From Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College

  1. James Garner, 2002 by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    James Garner, 2002, 2002

    Ink on paper

    11 x 8.5 in (27.94 x 21.59 cm)

  2. Billy Joel, 2001 by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    Billy Joel, 2001, 2001

    Ink on paper

    12 x 9 in (30.48 x 22.86 cm)

  3. A Feamal Actor by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    A Feamal Actor, c. 2000

    Ink on paper

    11 x 8.5 in (27.94 x 21.59 cm)

  4. Clara Bell Driving Car by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    Clara Bell Driving Car

    Ink on paper

    10.875 x 8.5 in (27.62 x 21.59 cm)

  5. Carlin Helper at Pilgrims Inns by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    Carlin Helper at Pilgrims Inns

    Ink on paper

    11 x 8.5 in (27.94 x 21.59 cm)

  6. Merlin Helper at Pilgrims Inn by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    Merlin Helper at Pilgrims Inn, n.d.

    Ink on paper

    11 x 8.5 in (27.94 x 21.59 cm)

  7. Unknown title by Corrie Parker McCallum, Image 1.

    Corrie Parker McCallum

    Unknown title, No date

    Pastel on paper mounted to board

    8.5 x 12 in (21.59 x 30.48 cm)

  8. Selfportrait as Printer by Dieter Roth, Image 1.

    Dieter Roth

    Selfportrait as Printer, No date

    Ink on paper

    9 x 13 in (22.86 x 33.02 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.