Archie Byron sculpted this piece from a material of his own invention, made from layers of glue mixed with paint and leftover sawdust that had accumulated on the floor of his Atlanta gun shop. The features that emerge from the work’s flesh-colored surface embody Byron’s many faces: active serviceman, business owner, city council member, sculptor, and one of Dr. Martin Luther King Junior’s childhood friends. For Byron, eyes and mouths were not only universal components of human anatomy but also essential tools for the engaged citizen.