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  Black and white photograph of John Rhoden's sculpture, Beings Anthropomorphic.

  undated black and white photograph of John Rhoden's sculpture, Beings Anthropomorphic, commissioned for the African American Museum in Philadelphia.
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  Color photograph of John Rhoden seated on bench in front of his public art sculpture Nesaika in front of cameraman.

  Color photograph of John Rhoden and an unidentified male seated on bench in front of his public art sculpture Nesaika at the African American Museum in Philadelphia in front of cameraman in 1976.
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  Color photograph of John Rhoden staring up at his public art sculpture Nesaika installed in the front entrance of the Afro American Historical and Cultural Museum of Philadelphia.

  Color photograph of John Rhoden staring up at his public art sculpture Nesaika installed in the front entrance of the Afro American Historical and Cultural Museum of Philadelphia in 1976.
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  Color photograph of John Rhoden posing beside his public art sculpture Nesaika installed in the front entrance of the Afro American Historical and Cultural Museum of Philadelphia.

  Color photograph of John Rhoden posing beside his public art sculpture Nesaika installed in the front entrance of the Afro American Historical and Cultural Museum of Philadelphia in 1976.
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  Color photograph of three unidentified individuals posing in front of the Afro American Historical and Cultural Museum of Philadelphia.

  Color photograph of three unidentified individuals, two males and one female, posing in front of the Afro American Historical and Cultural Museum of Philadelphia in 1976.
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  Color photograph of John Rhoden's sculpture Nesaika being installed in Philadelphia, PA.

  Color photograph of John Rhoden's sculpture Nesaika being installed in Philadelphia, PA. Includes view of unidentified installer, view of the Federal Reserve in the background, and four unidentified men wearing suits in the background.
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  Color photograph of social gathering celebrating John Rhoden's commission for the Afro American Historical and Cultural Museum of Philadelphia, Nesaika public art sculpture.

  Color photograph of social gathering at a restaurant celebrating John Rhoden's commission for the Afro American Historical and Cultural Museum of Philadelphia, Nesaika public art sculpture in 1976. All individuals in the photograph are unidentified.
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  Color photograph of social gathering celebrating John Rhoden's commission for the Afro American Historical and Cultural Museum of Philadelphia, Nesaika public art sculpture.

  Color photograph of social gathering at a restaurant celebrating John Rhoden's commission for the Afro American Historical and Cultural Museum of Philadelphia, Nesaika public art sculpture in 1976. All individuals in the photograph are unidentified.
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  Color photograph of social gathering celebrating John Rhoden's commission for the Afro American Historical and Cultural Museum of Philadelphia, Nesaika public art sculpture.

  Color photograph of social gathering at a restaurant celebrating John Rhoden's commission for the Afro American Historical and Cultural Museum of Philadelphia, Nesaika public art sculpture in 1976. All individuals in the photograph are unidentified.
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  Color photograph of unidentified woman posing with John Rhoden's Nesaika sculpture during installation, Philadelphia, PA.

  Color photograph of unidentified woman (possibly Myrtle Rhoden but the distance from which the photograph was taken makes a concrete identification difficult) posing with John Rhoden's Nesaika sculpture during installation, Philadelphia, PA.
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  Color photograph of social gathering celebrating John Rhoden's commission for the Afro American Historical and Cultural Museum of Philadelphia, Nesaika public art sculpture.

  Color photograph of social gathering at a restaurant celebrating John Rhoden's commission for the Afro American Historical and Cultural Museum of Philadelphia, Nesaika public art sculpture in 1976. All individuals in the photograph are unidentified.
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  Color photograph of social gathering celebrating John Rhoden's commission for the Afro American Historical and Cultural Museum of Philadelphia, Nesaika public art sculpture.

  Color photograph of social gathering at a restaurant celebrating John Rhoden's commission for the Afro American Historical and Cultural Museum of Philadelphia, Nesaika public art sculpture in 1976. All individuals in the photograph are unidentified.
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  Color photograph of social gathering celebrating John Rhoden's commission for the Afro American Historical and Cultural Museum of Philadelphia, Nesaika public art sculpture.

  Color photograph of social gathering celebrating John Rhoden's commission for the Afro American Historical and Cultural Museum of Philadelphia, Nesaika public art sculpture. All individuals in the photograph are unidentified, though the woman is possibly Myrtle Rhoden.
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  Color slide of John Rhoden working on a small-scale model of his sculpture commission for the Sheraton Hotel in Philadelphia, P.A.

  Color slide of John Rhoden in his studio in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan working on a small-scale model of his sculpture commission, Stairway No. 9, for the Sheraton Hotel in Philadelphia, P.A.
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  Color slide of John Rhoden working on a small-scale model of his sculpture commission for the Sheraton Hotel in Philadelphia, P.A.

  Color slide of John Rhoden in his studio in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan working on a small-scale model of his sculpture commission, Stairway No. 9, for the Sheraton Hotel in Philadelphia, P.A.
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  Color slide of John Rhoden working on a small-scale model of his sculpture commission for the Sheraton Hotel in Philadelphia, P.A.

  Color slide of John Rhoden in his studio in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan working on a small-scale model of his sculpture commission, Stairway No. 9, for the Sheraton Hotel in Philadelphia, P.A.
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  Color slide of John Rhoden's sculpture commission for the Sheraton Hotel in Philadelphia, P.A.

  Color slide of a recital taking place in front of John Rhoden's sculpture commission, Stairway No. 9, for the Sheraton Hotel in Philadelphia, P.A.
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  Black and white photograph of John Rhoden at the Sheraton Hotel in Philadelphia.

  Black and white photograph of John Rhoden at the installation of his sculpture, Zodiacal Curved Wall, at the Sheraton Hotel in Philadelphia, P.A. in 1957. Caption verso: "Standard Photo Service Co. Commercial Photographers 2004 Chestnut St., Phila., PA."
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  Black and white photograph of John Rhoden working on Nesaika in the studio.

  Black and white photograph of John Rhoden working on Nesaika, his sculpture for the African American Museum in Philadelphia, in the studio.
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  Black and white photograph of John Rhoden and an unidentified white male with Nesaika in the studio.

  Black and white photograph of John Rhoden and an unidentified white male with Nesaika, Rhoden's sculpture for the African American Museum in Philadelphia, in the studio.
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  Black and white photograph from the installation of Nesaika.

  Black and white photograph from the installation of Nesaika at the African American Museum in Philadelphia.
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  Black and white photograph from the installation of Nesaika.

  Black and white photograph from the installation of Nesaika at the African American Museum in Philadelphia.
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  Black and white photograph of John Rhoden with an unidentified black male at the installation of Nesaika.

  Black and white photograph of John Rhoden with an unidentified black male at the installation of Nesaika, Rhoden's sculpture for the African American Museum in Philadelphia from June 10, 1976.
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  Black and white photograph of John Rhoden at the unveiling of Nesaika.

  Black and white photograph of John Rhoden speaking at the unveiling ceremony of Nesaika at the African American Museum in Philadelphia on June 10, 1976.
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  Black and white photograph of John Rhoden at the unveiling of Nesaika.

  Black and white photograph of John Rhoden speaking at the unveiling ceremony of Nesaika at the African American Museum in Philadelphia on June 10, 1976.
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  Black and white photograph of the small-scale model for Beings Anthropomorphic.

  Black and white photograph of the small-scale model for Beings Anthropomorphic for P.S. 223 Lyndon B. Johnson, 125-20 Sutphin Boulevard, Queens, NY 11434.
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  Black and white photograph of the small-scale model for Beings Anthropomorphic.

  Black and white photograph of the small-scale model for Beings Anthropomorphic for P.S. 223 Lyndon B. Johnson, 125-20 Sutphin Boulevard, Queens, NY 11434.
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  Black and white photograph of John Rhoden with the planning sketch for Beings Anthropomorphic for P.S. 223 Lyndon B. Johnson, 125-20 Sutphin Boulevard, Queens, NY 11434.

  Black and white photograph of John Rhoden with the planning sketch for Beings Anthropomorphic from January 1, 1975.
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  Black and white photograph of Beings Anthropomorphic.

  Black and white photograph of Beings Anthropomorphic installed on the wall of P.S. 223 Lyndon B. Johnson, 125-20 Sutphin Boulevard, Queens, NY 11434.
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  Black and white photograph of Beings Anthropomorphic.

  Black and white photograph of Beings Anthropomorphic installed on the wall of P.S. 223 Lyndon B. Johnson, 125-20 Sutphin Boulevard, Queens, NY 11434.
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  Black and white photograph of Zodiacal Curved Wall.

  Black and white photograph of John Rhoden's sculpture for the Sheraton Hotel in Philadelphia, Zodiacal Curved Wall. The reverse of the photograph bears the following description: "JOHN RHODEN USES WELDING TORCH FOR SCULPTURES - Prize-winning American Negro sculptor John Rhoden combined glass with four kinds of metal in this huge screen. It forms a wall for a stair-way in the new Sheraton Hotel in Philadelphia. Rhoden molded each piece with a welding torch before the whole was assembled."
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  Black and white photograph of Zodiacal Curved Wall.

  Black and white photograph of John Rhoden's sculpture for the Sheraton Hotel in Philadelphia, Zodiacal Curved Wall
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  Black and white photograph of John Rhoden posing in front of Zodiacal Curved Wall.

  Black and white photograph of John Rhoden posing in front of his sculpture for the Sheraton Hotel in Philadelphia, Zodiacal Curved Wall.
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  Black and white photograph of a plan for the Sheraton Hotel in Philadelphia.

  Black and white photograph of the plan for the exterior of the Sheraton Hotel in Philadelphia.
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  Correspondence from John Rhoden to Robert C. Dean from August 13, 1957.

  Correspondence from John Rhoden to Robert C. Dean from August 13, 1957 regarding late payments for Rhoden's work on the Philadelphia Sheraton Hotel.
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  List of materials for John Rhoden's sculpture commission for the Philadelphia Sheraton Hotel.

  List of materials, including dimenstions, for John Rhoden's sculpture commission, Stairway No. 9, for the Philadelphia Sheraton Hotel.
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  Shipping slip for prints from Slocum & Fuller to John Rhoden from May 17, 1957.

  Shipping slip for prints of the back lighting for Rhoden's screen for the ballroom of the Sheraton Hotel in Philadelphia from Slocum & Fuller Consulting Engineers to John Rhoden from May 17, 1957.
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  Invoice from Rodman H. Martin Co., Inc. Alloy Metal Fabricators from February 6, 1957.

  Invoice from Rodman H. Martin Co., Inc. Alloy Metal Fabricators to McCloskey & Co. Builders from February 6, 1957 for the Philadelphia Sheraton Hotel.
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  Shipping slip from S.S. Setchell to John Rhoden from May 24, 1956.

  Chipping slip for prints relating to the Sheraton Hotel in Philadelphia from S.S. Setchell of Perry, Shaw, Hepburn and Dean Architects from May 24, 1956.
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  Agreement between McCloskey & Co. Builders and John Rhoden for the Sheraton Hotel in Philadelphia from July 19, 1956.

  Agreement between McCloskey & Co. Builders and John Rhoden for the construction of a sculptural screen on Stairway #9 in the ballroom of the Sheraton Hotel in Philadelphia.
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  Correspondence from David J. Lepore to John Rhoden from May 26, 1958.

  Correspondence from David J. Lepore, architectural supervisor of the Sheraton Corporation, to John Rhoden from May 26, 1958 regarding the planning for the Sheraton Hotel in Dallas.
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  Correspondence from Tom Ridgway to Abe Cassel from September 25, 1957.

  Correspondence from Tom Ridgway, Public Relations Director of the Sheraton Hotel, to Abe Cassel of the Bell Telephone Company from September 25, 1957 giving information about John Rhoden's sculpture for the Sheraton Hotel in Philadelphia.
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  Correspondence from Tom Ridgway to Raphael J. Cavaliene from September 24, 1957.

  Correspondence from Tom Ridgway, Public Relations Director of the Sheraton Hotel, to Raphael J. Cavaliene from September 24, 1957 giving information about Rhoden's sculpture for the ballroom of the Sheraton Hotel in Philadelphia.
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  Correspondence from Tom Ridgway to G.D. Segerstedt from September 10, 1957.

  Correspondence from Tom Ridgway, Public Relations Director of the Sheraton Hotel, to G.D. Segerstedt of Metals Manufacturing Company copying John Rhoden from September 10, 1957 regarding Sergerstedt's inquiry about the stairway screen in the Ballroom of the Sheraton Hotel in Philadelphia.
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  Correspondence from Marjorie A. Butler to John Rhoden from August 19, 1957.

  Correspondence from Marjorie A. Butler, secretary to Robert C. Dean of Perry, Shaw, Hepburn and Dean Architects, to John Rhoden from August 19, 1957 regarding Rhoden's payments from McCloskey & Co. Builders.
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  Correspondence from Tom Ridgway to Richard Maxwell from August 7, 1957.

  Correspondence from Tom Ridgway, public relations director of the Sheraton Hotel, to Richard Maxwell and copying John Rhoden from August 7, 1957 sharing information about Rhoden's sculpture for the Sheraton Hotel in Philadelphia.
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  Correspondence from John Rhoden to Robert C. Dean from July 30, 1957.

  Correspondence from John Rhoden to Robert C. Dean of Perry, Shaw, Hepburn and Dean Architects from July 30, 1957 regarding a copy of Hotel Magazine and payments from McCloskey & Co. to John Rhoden.
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  Undated correspondence from John Rhoden to McCloskey & Co. Builders.

  Undated correspondence from John Rhoden to McCloskey & Co. Builders regarding a payment error for the Sheraton Hotel in Philadelphia project.
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  Correspondence from Tom Ridgway to Mrs. Elton G. Dunlap from June 11, 1957.

  Correspondence from Tom Ridgeway of the Sheraton Hotel to Mrs. Elton G. Dunlap, copying John Rhoden, from June 11, 1957 providing details about Rhoden's sculpture for the Sheraton Hotel in Philadelphia.
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  Correspondence from Thomas S. Duff, Jr. to Perry, Shaw, Hepburn & Dean, McCloskey & Company, William Overton, F. Mills, and John Rhoden from May 21, 1957.

  Correspondence from Thomas S. Duff, Jr. of Slocum & Fuller to Perry, Shaw, Hepburn & Dean, McCloskey & Company, William Overton, F. Mills, and John Rhoden from May 21, 1957 amending the installation directions for the Sheraton Hotel in Philadelphia.