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From Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College

  1. Jerry Louis, 2003 by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    Jerry Louis, 2003, 2003

    Ink on paper

    11 x 8.5 in (27.94 x 21.59 cm)

  2. Burt Rynals, 2001 by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    Burt Rynals, 2001, 2001

    Ink on paper

    11 x 8.5 in (27.94 x 21.59 cm)

  3. FedEx Van, 2000 by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    FedEx Van, 2000, 2000

    Ink on paper

    12 x 8.25 in (30.48 x 20.96 cm)

  4. 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)

  5. Conway Twitty, 1999 by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    Conway Twitty, 1999, 1998

    Ink on paper

    11 x 8.5 in (27.94 x 21.59 cm)

  6. Horse Power Versis Man by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    Horse Power Versis Man

    Ink on paper

    11 x 8.5 in (27.94 x 21.59 cm)

  7. Young Boy with Hat by Thomas Hart Benton, Image 1.

    Thomas Hart Benton

    Young Boy with Hat, No date

    Pen, India ink, watercolor, and pencil on paper

    9.125 x 7 in (23.18 x 17.78 cm)

  8. Untitled by Maurice Sterne, Image 1.

    Maurice Sterne

    Untitled, No date

    Pencil on paper

    13.75 x 6.75 in (34.93 x 17.15 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.