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From Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College

  1. Debbie's Hand, Batiste House, Pictures from Eve's Bayou by William Eggleston, Image 1.

    William Eggleston

    Debbie's Hand, Batiste House, Pictures from Eve's Bayou, 1998

    Dye transfer print

    20 x 16 in (50.8 x 40.64 cm)

  2. Pastime, from Recent Follies series by Anne Noggle, Image 1.

    Anne Noggle

    Pastime, from Recent Follies series, 1987

    Silver gelatin print

    16 x 20 in (40.64 x 50.8 cm)

  3. Shrimp Fleet IV by Carl Schwartz, Image 1.

    Carl Schwartz

    Shrimp Fleet IV, 1980

    Lithograph on paper

    15 x 22.25 in (38.1 x 56.52 cm)

  4. The Spectre Bark (Life-in-Death Winneth the Ancient Mariner) from The Rime of the Ancient Mariner by Patrick Procktor, Image 1.

    Patrick Procktor

    The Spectre Bark (Life-in-Death Winneth the Ancient Mariner) from The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, 1976

    etching on paper

    25.5 x 19.5 in (64.77 x 49.53 cm)

  5. Triangles Within a Square I by Gordon House, Image 1.

    Gordon House

    Triangles Within a Square I, 1971

    Etching on paper

    24.75 x 17.875 in (62.87 x 45.4 cm)

  6. Carol Baker by Philippe Halsman, Image 1.

    Philippe Halsman

    Carol Baker, 1963

    Gelatin silver print

    14 x 11 in (35.56 x 27.94 cm)

  7. Jacques Tati by Philippe Halsman, Image 1.

    Philippe Halsman

    Jacques Tati, 1954

    Gelatin silver print

    13.5 x 10.5 in (34.29 x 26.67 cm)

  8. Navajo Transitional Eyedazzler by Unknown, Image 1.

    Unknown

    Navajo Transitional Eyedazzler, c. 1890

    Handspun wool; hand-woven

    75 x 58 in (190.5 x 147.32 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.