‘Tree of life’ makes its way to Van Cortlandt Park

Tijay Mohammed's art exhibit of African baobab tree stirs talk about its spirituality

By Stacy Driks

Posted 6/1/23

At one time Van Cortlandt Park was a plantation that enslaved Africans built into what we know today. Tijay Mohammed, a Ghanaian-born artist, wanted others to know that as he visualized an art installation to bring honor to them.

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