John W. Rhoden papers
name: label: Creator
content: Rhoden, John (John W), 1918-
topic: label: Occupation
content: Sculptors -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Topic
content: African American artists
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Lent for microfilming 1969 by John W. Rhoden.
creator: label: Creator
content: Rhoden, John (John W), 1918-
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: John W. Rhoden (1918-2001) was an African American sculptor in Brooklyn, New York. He attended Talladega College, the School of Painting and Sculpture at Columbia University, and the American Academy in Rome. Rhoden created sculptures for the exteriors of buildings including the Harlem Hospital Center and the African American Museum in Philadelphia.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1 Microfilm reel (60 items on partial microfilm reel)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1940-1968
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.rhodjohn
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Microfilm reels
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: 35mm microfilm reel N69-32 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
originalsloc: label: Existence and Location of Originals
content: Originals returned to lender, John Rhoden, after microfilming.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: This microfilm collection of the papers of African American sculptor John W. Rhoden contain correspondence, exhibition catalogs, biographical material, clippings, a scrapbook, personal photographs, and photographs of Rhoden's work.
relatedmaterial: label: Related Materials
content: Also held at the Archives of American Art is an oral history interview with John W. Rhoden, 1968 July 21, conducted by Henri Ghent. The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) holds an archival collection documenting the life and career of John W. Rhoden.