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From Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College

  1. From the Known, from The Odyssey Series by Beverly Pepper, Image 1.

    Beverly Pepper

    From the Known, from The Odyssey Series, 1989

    Oil, pencil, and charcoal on Fabriano cotton paper

    27.5 x 39 in (69.85 x 99.06 cm)

  2. Glad Kimono by Shirley Kelley, Image 1.

    Shirley Kelley

    Glad Kimono, 1983

    Acrylic and mixed media on paper

    29.25 x 39.125 in (74.3 x 99.38 cm)

  3. Wildflowers, Liberty, and Dancer Roads by Howard Bond, Image 1.

    Howard Bond

    Wildflowers, Liberty, and Dancer Roads, 1980

    Gelatin silver print

  4. Del Bags by Richard Stenhouse, Image 1.

    Richard Stenhouse

    Del Bags, 1980

    Lithograph on paper

    11 x 17.75 in (27.94 x 45.09 cm)

  5. Untitled by Richard Howard Hunt, Image 1.

    Richard Howard Hunt

    Untitled, 1978

    Lithograph on paper

    11.25 x 14.75 in (28.58 x 37.47 cm)

  6. Shoot by Richard Lindner, Image 1.

    Richard Lindner

    Shoot, 1971

    Screenprint on paper

    40.25 x 19.125 in (102.24 x 48.58 cm)

  7. Jean Simmons by Philippe Halsman, Image 2.

    Philippe Halsman

    Jean Simmons, 1950

    Gelatin silver print

    14 x 11 in (35.56 x 27.94 cm)

  8. Corner Store by Roger Manley, Image 1.

    Roger Manley

    Corner Store, No date

    Gelatin silver print

    17 x 20.875 x 1.25 in (43.18 x 53.02 x 3.18 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.