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From Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College

  1. Worldwide Bathroom by Pharaoh Kakudji, Image 1.

    Pharaoh Kakudji

    Worldwide Bathroom, 2020

    Painting on found paper

    43.5 x 38 in (110.49 x 96.52 cm)

  2. The Rectory at 25th Street, New York by David Schofield, Image 1.

    David Schofield

    The Rectory at 25th Street, New York, 1993

    Ink on parchment

    59 x 36 in (149.86 x 91.44 cm)

  3. From The Forest by Donald Richard Sexauer, Image 1.

    Donald Richard Sexauer

    From The Forest, 1977

    Etching and aquatint on paper

    15 x 17.125 in (38.1 x 43.5 cm)

  4. Sunshine Face by Karel Appel, Image 1.

    Karel Appel

    Sunshine Face, 1974

    Lithograph on paper

  5. Shelby "Poppa Jazz" Brown, Leland by William R. Ferris, Image 1.

    William R. Ferris

    Shelby "Poppa Jazz" Brown, Leland, 1973

    Gelatin silver print

    17 x 11 in (43.18 x 27.94 cm)

  6. Othar Turner, Gravel Springs by William R. Ferris, Image 1.

    William R. Ferris

    Othar Turner, Gravel Springs, 1970

    Gelatin silver print

    17 x 11 in (43.18 x 27.94 cm)

  7. Monhegan Shoreline by Reuben Tam, Image 1.

    Reuben Tam

    Monhegan Shoreline, c. 1960

    Lithograph on paper

    22.5 x 28.625 in (57.15 x 72.71 cm)

  8. Comb (Congo) by Unknown, Image 1.

    Unknown

    Comb (Congo), 20th century

    Wood

    6.25 x 3 in (15.88 x 7.62 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.