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Sam Van Aken Talks ‘Tree of 40 Fruits’
Monday, October 9, 2017,
By Sawyer Kamman
Association Professor at the College of Visual and Performing Arts Sam Van Aken discusses his work of art, Tree of 40 Fruits, with WTOP.
“Even though I grew up in a farming community, grafting had this certain sort of mysticism to it,” he said. “It was this skill that was greatly admired. … It wasn’t common knowledge.”