Items

• Color slide of John Rhoden sitting at a desk during his travels in the Soviet Union from 1958-1959.
  Color slide of John Rhoden sitting at a desk in his underwear, likely at a hotel, during his travels in the Soviet Union from 1958-1959.
• Color slide of Stuart Rhoden holding a baby in 1990.
  Color slide of Stuart Rhoden, John Rhoden's nephew, holding a baby on the deck of a hotel pool in 1990.
• Color slide of an unidentified female at a hotel in 1990.
  Color slide of an unidentified female on the deck of a hotel pool in an unidentified location in 1990.
• Color slide of Myrtle Rhoden in front of a group of people on the deck of a hotel pool in 1990.
  Color slide of Myrtle Rhoden in front of a group of unidentified people, including Stuart Rhoden in the background, on the deck of a hotel pool in an unidentified location in 1990.
• Color slide of a man with a camera by a pool in 1990.
  Color slide of a man with a camera on a tripod near a hotel pool in 1990. There are several other people in the frame.
• Color slide of John Rhoden's nephew, Stuart Rhoden, by a hotel pool in 1990.
  Color slide of John Rhoden's nephew, Stuart Rhoden, reading a book next to a hotel pool in 1990.
• Color slide of John Rhoden's nephew, Stuart Rhoden, by a hotel pool in 1990.
  Color slide of John Rhoden's nephew, Stuart Rhoden, reading a book next to a hotel pool in 1990.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Color slide of exterior view of the Ajanta Hotel India.
  Color slide of exterior view of the Ajanta Hotel India. Verso inscribed, "Ajanta Hotel".
• Color slide of John Rhoden posing next to pedicab/rickshaw outside entrance to hotel in unidentified town (possibly Varanasi or Khajuraho, India).
  Color slide of John Rhoden posing next to pedicab/rickshaw outside entrance to hotel in unidentified town (possibly Varanasi or Khajuraho, India). Name of hotel is unidentified. Recto inscribed, "201 India".
• Color slide of a view of a pool area at the Erawan Hotel in Bangkok, Thailand.
  Color slide of a view of a pool area at the Erawan Hotel in Bangkok, Thailand. Recto inscribed, "Bangkok Erawan Hotel".
• Color slide of the pyramids at Giza in Cairo, Egypt taken from an outdoor patio.
  Color slide of the pyramids at Giza in Cairo, Egypt. This photograph appears to be taken from an outdoor patio at the Mena House, presently the Marriott Mena House Hotel, a historic hotel overlooking the pyramids.
• Color slide of the pyramids at Giza in Cairo, Egypt taken from an outdoor patio.
  Color slide of the pyramids at Giza in Cairo, Egypt. This photograph appears to be taken from an outdoor patio at the Mena House, presently the Marriott Mena House Hotel, a historic hotel overlooking the pyramids.
• Color slide of the Lott City Hotel - Tashkent Palace in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
  Color slide of the Lotte City Hotel - Tashkent Palace in Theatre Square, Tashkent, Uzbekistan. The hotel, built in 1958, directly faces the Navoi Theater.
• Color slide of the stone entrance of the Tandjung Sari hotel on Sanur Beach in Bali, Indonesia.
  Color slide of the stone entrance of the Tandjung Sari hotel on Sanur Beach in Bali, Indonesia. The hotel was originally founded in 1962 by Wija Wawo-Runtu as a private residence with added bungalows for visiting friends and eventually evolved into a hotel.
• 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."
• 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."
• 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
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Cover letter from McCloskey & Co. for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Revenue Bureau of Sales and Use Tax Contractors Special Permit issued April 1, 1957.
  Cover letter from McCloskey & Co. Builders for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Revenue Bureau of Sales and Use Tax Contractors Special Permit Issues Pursuant to Selective Sales & Use Tax Act. No 381, Section 202c Effective March 7, 1956, issued April 1, 1957 to McCloskey & Co. Builders.
• 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.
• Correspondence from John Rhoden to George O. Lloyd, Jr. from May 21, 1958.
  Correspondence from John Rhoden to George O. Lloyd, Jr. of Perry, Shaw, Hepburn and Dean from May 21, 1958 regarding work for the Sheraton Hotel in Dallas, Texas.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Correspondence from Robert C. Dean to John Rhoden from May 21, 1957.
  Correspondence from Robert C. Dean of Perry, Shaw, Hepburn and Dean Architects to John Rhoden from May 21, 1957 regarding the cost of the screen and chandeliers of the ballroom in the Sheraton Hotel in Philadelphia.
• Correspondence from Robert C. Dean to John Rhoden from October 29, 1956.
  Correspondence from Robert C. Dean of Perry, Shaw, Hepburn and Dean Architects to John Rhoden from October 19, 1956 regarding Rhoden's work in Philadelphia on the Sheraton Hotel and a luncheon.
• Correspondence from John Rhoden to Robert C. Dean from October 12, 1956.
  Correspondence from John Rhoden to Robert C. Dean of Perry, Shaw, Hepburn and Dean Architects from October 12, 1956 regarding Rhoden's sculpture for the Sheraton Hotel in Philadelphia and inviting Dean for a visit next time he is in New York.
• Correspondence from J.C. McCloskey, Jr. to Thomas S. Duff from September 17, 1956.
  Correspondence from J.C. McCloskey, Jr. of McCloskey & Co. Builders to Thomas S. Duff of Slocum & Fuller Engineers from September 17, 1956 regarding electric wiring for the mobiles in the Sheraton Hotel in Philadelphia.
• Correspondence from J.C. McCloskey, Jr. to John Rhoden from September 11, 1956.
  Correspondence from J.C. McCloskey, Jr. of McCloskey & Co. Builders to John Rhoden from September 11, 1956 regarding a field check of the vertical hangers for the Sheraton Hotel in Philadelphia.
• Correspondence from Mary M. Kennedy to John Rhoden from July 23, 1956.
  Correspondence from Mary M. Kennedy, Assistant Vice President of Architecture & Decoration of the Sheraton Corporation, to John Rhoden from July 23, 1956 regarding materials and lighting for Rhoden's sculpture for the Sheraton Hotel in Philadelphia.
• Correspondence from John Rhoden to Robert C. Dean from July 6, 1956.
  Correspondence from John Rhoden to Robert C. Dean of Perry, Shaw, Hepburn and Dean Architects from July 6, 1956 regarding the model and some logistical matters for Rhoden's sculpture for the Sheraton Hotel in Philadelphia.
• Correspondence from John Rhoden to Robert C. Dean from April 25, 1956.
  Correspondence from John Rhoden to Robert C. Dean of Perry, Shaw, Hepburn and Dean Architects from April 25, 1956 regarding drawings, models, and blueprints for the Philadelphia Sheraton Hotel.
• Correspondence from Robert C. Dean to John Rhoden from March 20, 1956.
  Correspondence from Robert C. Dean of Perry, Shaw, Hepburn and Dean Architects to John Rhoden from March 20, 1956 regarding Rhoden's upcoming visit to the Sheraton Hotel in Philadelphia.