Of himself, he has many pictures. All portray him with old-fashioned tools, in the process of making baskets and wooden toys.
He is smiling, but never at the camera; as if he is speaking to someone else. Yet, always, he is unaccompanied, usually in the middle of a work process.
Just look at his letters, the hand-writing is exact, though the thought is dreary. He uses elaborate language for the simplest thing, favouring archaism.
His hair, cut short, is combed elaborately. He looks fit. He looks posed. In style, his clothes are studiedly artisan.
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