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From Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College

  1. Don D Fore, 2003 by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    Don D Fore, 2003, 2003

    Ink on paper

    11 x 8.5 in (27.94 x 21.59 cm)

  2. Richard Petty, 2001 by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    Richard Petty, 2001, 2001

    Ink on paper

    11 x 8.5 in (27.94 x 21.59 cm)

  3. Untitled by Dieter Roth, Image 1.

    Dieter Roth

    Untitled, 1978

    Pencil

    19 x 25 in (48.26 x 63.5 cm)

  4. The American Bird House, 20020 by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    The American Bird House, 20020, No date

    Ink and highlighter on paper

    11.875 x 9 in (30.16 x 22.86 cm)

  5. Tenesee Earney Ford, 2002 by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    Tenesee Earney Ford, 2002

    Ink on paper

    11 x 8.5 in (27.94 x 21.59 cm)

  6. Hot Coffie Cup by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    Hot Coffie Cup

    Ink on paper

    12 x 9 in (30.48 x 22.86 cm)

  7. My Hard Working Arm by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    My Hard Working Arm

    Ink on paper

    12 x 9 in (30.48 x 22.86 cm)

  8. Untitled by Unknown, Image 1.

    Unknown

    Untitled, No date

    Pencil on paper

    17.25 x 11.5 in (43.82 x 29.21 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.