A Grove of Folk Art on Staten Island: Documenting the Carvings of W. Dixon

Summary

The author introduces the concenpt of dendroglyphs and the 1930's work of W.Dixon who carved on five separate beech trees on Staten Island, NY. Dendroglyphs, or tree carvings, are an ephemeral art form that has been documented to be practiced by Haudenosaunee tribes in the 17th century and by Europeans arriving in North America.