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From Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College

  1. Gegorge Johns by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    Gegorge Johns, 2012

    Ink on paper

    11 x 8.5 in (27.94 x 21.59 cm)

  2. Untitled (Self-Portrait) by Robert Lazzarini, Image 1.

    Robert Lazzarini

    Untitled (Self-Portrait), 2006

    Graphite on paper

    14 x 14 in (35.56 x 35.56 cm)

  3. The Ed Sullivan Show, 2002 by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    The Ed Sullivan Show, 2002, 2002

    Ink on paper

    11 x 8.5 in (27.94 x 21.59 cm)

  4. Gina at Work by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    Gina at Work, 2002

    Ink on paper

    11 x 8.5 in (27.94 x 21.59 cm)

  5. Scottie on Star Track, 1999 by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    Scottie on Star Track, 1999, 1999

    Ink on paper

    11 x 8.5 in (27.94 x 21.59 cm)

  6. 84-J by Greg Alexander, Image 1.

    Greg Alexander

    84-J, 1984

    Pencil on paper

    18.5 x 20.5 in (46.99 x 52.07 cm)

  7. Mariandynae Flux Encounter by Alan Saret, Image 2.

    Alan Saret

    Mariandynae Flux Encounter, 1983

    Pencil on paper

    22.5 x 30 in (57.15 x 76.2 cm)

  8. Miss Earka on the Go, 02/03 by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    Miss Earka on the Go, 02/03

    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.