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From Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College

  1. Coffie Mug by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    Coffie Mug, 2006

    Ink and pencil on paper

    11 x 8.5 in (27.94 x 21.59 cm)

  2. John Wayne by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    John Wayne, 2001

    Ink on paper

    12 x 9 in (30.48 x 22.86 cm)

  3. Wagon Whell Motel by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    Wagon Whell Motel

    Ink on paper

    11 x 8.5 in (27.94 x 21.59 cm)

  4. Batter Orped Clock, 2006-2007 by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    Batter Orped Clock, 2006-2007

    Ink on paper

    14.625 x 9.125 in (37.15 x 23.18 cm)

  5. Momer Harpe Self and Baby, 20005-20006 by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    Momer Harpe Self and Baby, 20005-20006

    Ink on paper

    10.875 x 8.5 in (27.62 x 21.59 cm)

  6. 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)

  7. Oscar Actress, 2001-2002 by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    Oscar Actress, 2001-2002

    Ink on paper

    11 x 8.5 in (27.94 x 21.59 cm)

  8. Untitled by Maurice Sterne, Image 1.

    Maurice Sterne

    Untitled, No date

    Pencil on paper

    11.25 x 10.25 in (28.58 x 26.04 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.