Footstool (top panel)

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    Photo: Roger Manley
c. 1977
Carved wood and wax crayon
8.5 x 14.24 inches
Collection of
Gregg Museum of Art & Design
Description

Although the decades spent in the sawmill provide the clearest inspiration for his carving style—his waffled cross-hatches sometimes look exactly like the patterns found on well-used sawhorses—Person also wove baskets, sometimes from metal wire. That familiarity with the basket-weaving process is apparent in his carvings: Person most likely had some training in the craft, for the technical complexities of basketry ensure that few basket weavers are self-taught.