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Additional Artworks

From Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College

  1. Ronie Millsap, 2003 by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    Ronie Millsap, 2003, 2003

    Ink on paper

    11 x 8.5 in (27.94 x 21.59 cm)

  2. Reolistic Films, 2001 by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    Reolistic Films, 2001, 2001

    Ink on paper

    12 x 9 in (30.48 x 22.86 cm)

  3. Rodney Crowell's Masterpiece, 2001 by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    Rodney Crowell's Masterpiece, 2001, 2001

    Ink on paper

    12 x 9 in (30.48 x 22.86 cm)

  4. Richard Petty, 2001 by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    Richard Petty, 2001, 2001

    Ink on paper

    11 x 8.5 in (27.94 x 21.59 cm)

  5. Racial Slur, 2001 by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    Racial Slur, 2001, 2001

    Ink on paper

    12 x 9 in (30.48 x 22.86 cm)

  6. Pope Pall, 1999 by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    Pope Pall, 1999, 1999

    Ink on paper

    11 x 8.5 in (27.94 x 21.59 cm)

  7. RHL Van Cleaning Truck by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    RHL Van Cleaning Truck

    Ink on paper

    11 x 8.5 in (27.94 x 21.59 cm)

  8. Rockie Greseno by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    Rockie Greseno

    Ink on paper

    11 x 8.5 in (27.94 x 21.59 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.