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Leon "Peck" Clark white oak baskets

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By cabroncita4u, 18 July, 2010
Description

These baskets I purchased from the artist and he signed them in pencil when I purchased them in Mississippi. They are in excellent condition. The signature on the square one has faded more than the rectangle one but is still visible.

Mr. Clark was invited to come to the White House to display his talent and is revered as one of the finest southern folk art artist. He learned his craft in Mississippi and cut the oak slats himself.

The rectangular basket is an egg basket.

Category
Folk Art
Medium
white oak
Distinguishing marks
signed by leon clark in pencil
Condition
Excellent
Size and dimensions of this item
square basket is 10 1/2 inches high, 11 inches wide and 10 inches high from top of handle. The rectangle basket is 9 inches tall and 13 1/2 inches tall from top of handle, 16 1/2 inches long and 11 inches wide
Date Period
1970s
History
Leon "Peck" Clark Born in 1906 in Miltonville, Mississippi Leon "Peck" Clark was raised on a small farm where his father taught him carpentry, masonry, blacksmithing and the essentials of farming while his mother taught him needlework. Basketmaking was the only thing he didn't learn until he was grown. He learned to make baskets from Rob Woods, an older craftsman in his community, and the townspeople's interest in buying them inspired the men to produce their baskets in large numbers. For many years, Clark lived in a small community near Canton, Mississippi, where he crafted baskets in the traditional way -- cutting his own wood and riving the splits to weave beautiful, sturdy baskets in a variety of sizes and shapes including cotton, feed, hamper and egg baskets. Clark was one of the few remaining craftspeople in the region who made white oak baskets by hand, using skills and techniques passed down to him from older members of his community. Clark is shown making his beautifully crafted baskets are revered as some of the finest in the South in a Center film, Leon "Peck" Clark: Basketmaker.
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