Interviewee:

Rhoden, John W., 1918-2001  Search this

Interviewer:

Ghent, Henri, 1926-  Search this

Type:

Sound recordings

Interviews

Place of publication, production, or execution:

United States

Physical Description:

67 Pages, Transcript

General Note:

Originally recorded on 1 sound tape reel. Reformatted in 2010 as 3 digital wav files. Duration is 4 hr.

Access Note / Rights:

Use requires an appointment.

Summary:

Interview of John W. Rhoden conducted 1968 July 21, by Henri Ghent, for the Archives of American Art.

Citation:

Quotes and excerpts must be cited as follows: Oral history interview with John W. Rhoden, 1968 July 21. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Biography Note:

John W. Rhoden (1918-2001) was a sculptor from Brooklyn, N.Y. Rhoden attended Talladege College, Alabama, School of Painting and Sculpture at Columbia Univ., and the American Academy in Rome. Studied under William Zorach.

Language Note:

English .

Provenance:

These interviews are part of the Archives of American Art Oral History Program, started in 1958 to document the history of the visual arts in the United States, primarily through interviews with artists, historians, dealers, critics and others.

Location Note:

Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001

Topic:

Art, American  Search this

Sculpture, Modern -- 20th century -- History -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

African American artists  Search this

Sculptors -- New York (State) -- New York -- Interviews  Search this

Theme:

African American  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)11469

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)213047

AAA_collcode_rhoden68

Theme:

African American

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_oh_213047