John W. Rhoden (March 13, 1918 - January 4, 2001) was an American sculptor from Birmingham, Alabama.[1] Rhoden moved to New York in 1938, where he began studying with Richmond Barthé.[2] Rhoden worked in wood and bronze, and created a number of commissioned works including Untitled (Family) at Harlem Hospital Center;[3] Mitochondria at Bellevue Hospital Center in Manhattan; Curved Wal at the African American Museum in Philadelphia; Zodiacal Structure at the Sheraton Hotel in Philadelphia; and a sculpture of Frederick Douglass at Lincoln University.[1]
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| Born | March 13, 1916 Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. |
| Died | January 4, 2001 (aged 82) Queens, New York, U.S. |
| Education | Talladega College, Columbia University, American Academy in Rome |
| Known for | Sculpture |
Life edit
Rhoden served in World War II, studied at the School of Painting and Sculpture at Columbia University, and was named a Fulbright Fellow in 1951.[1] He won a Rome Prize Fellowship from the American Academy in Rome in 1952. In 1956, he was a member of an artists delegation that visited the Soviet Union, Poland and Yugoslavia under a grant from the Rockefeller Foundation.[4]
After his time traveling with the State Department, the Rhodens returned to New York City in 1960. Shortly thereafter, John Rhoden left for Indonesia on a Rockefeller Foundation Grant to set up a bronze foundry at the Institut Teknologi in Bandung from 1961 through 1963.[5]
His works have been displayed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, the Art Institute of Chicago, and the Boston Museum of Fine Arts.[1] At Columbia University, he studied under William Zorach, Oronzio Maldarelli and Hugo Robus.[6]
Personal life edit
Rhoden was married to Richanda Rhoden, a Native American artist.
References edit
Notes
- ^ a b c d "John Rhoden, 82, Sculptor of Public Art" at nytimes.com. (Accessed May 8, 2010.)
- ^ Exhibition Catalogue: John Rhoden: Sculpture. Gallery 62, New York, NY 1982. Evans-Tibbs Collection, Artist file: Rhoden, John. National Gallery of Art Library, Washington D.C.
- ^ Rose, Derek. "Crafting a Big Tribute: Sculptor John Rhoden recalled as art genius" New York Daily News (February 23, 2001)
- ^ Exhibition Catalogue: Sculptures of John W. Rhoden. Spelman College, Atlanta, Georgia, 1971. Evans-Tibbs Collection, Artist file: Rhoden, John. National Gallery of Art Library, Washington D.C.
- ^ "John Rhoden Digital Archives - Biography". johnrhoden.pafaarchives.org. Retrieved 2022-03-13.
- ^ "CRAFTING A BIG TRIBUTE, Sculptor John Rhoden recalled as art genius" Archived 2011-01-09 at the Wayback Machine at nydailynews.com. (Accessed May 9, 2010.)
Further reading
- Appelhof, Ruth Ann. Sculpture by John Rhoden. Birmingham Museum of Art, 1984. ISBN B00071Z3B8
- "Frederick Douglass Statue Unveiled At Lincoln Univ." "Jet Magazine", November 20, 1989.
External links edit
- - biography of John Rhoden on BhamWiki.com
- - Rhoden sculpture at Harlem Hospital Center from the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation "Art Collection" webpage
- - Rhoden sculpture at Bellevue Hospital Center from the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation "Art Collection" webpage
- - "John W. Rhoden 1918-2001" on AskART.com