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MARVIN RHODES estate

American photographer Marvin Rhodes 1985 photograph of Vietnam veteran Ben Johnson and his family. This photo is in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art New York and included in the book Marvin Rhodes self portrait c. 1985
Marvin Rhodes was born in Spearsville, Louisiana in 1949 and died in Atlanta in 2017. He was a friend and photographic mentor to gallery director Shawn Vinson, whom he entrusted to manage his photo archive after his passing.

Vinson first featured Marvin's photographs at his eponymous Decatur gallery in the late nineties, when Atlanta Celebrates Photography was just starting. The gallery showed his expressive photographs of transvestites, Elvis impersonators, Vietnam veterans and everyday people he encountered on the street. He was fearless when approaching complete strangers to ask if he could take their pictures. He didn't need fancy cameras or expensive equipment to make his art, preferring instead to use a Polaroid or a Holga. 

Rhodes was a retired Photography Professor at Atlanta College of Art and Southeastern Center for the Arts and a Veteran of the United States Marine Corp, serving in Vietnam. He was a graduate of Old Dominion University and obtained a Master's Degree from Georgia State University. Marvin was active in the City of Atlanta Bureau of Cultural Affairs, where he received many grants and earned the Award of Excellence from the City of Atlanta and Georgia State University Alumni Association. Marvin was known for being straight forward, honest and having a very quick wit. He helped countless homeless veterans with a selfless concern of never being noticed. His work graces the collections of the Brooklyn Museum, High Museum of Art, San Francisco Museum of Art and the Museum of Modern Art. 

Remembering Marvin Rhodes, a small retrospective exhibition, will be on view at our main gallery from Sep 19 - Oct 19, 2019 - in conjunction with Atlanta Celebrates Photography 2019 #acpfest

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    • 25 Year Anniversary Show
    • Harry Underwood: Outdoor Worship
    • RUTH FRANKLIN: Old and New Dreams
    • Coalescence: SCAD Class of 2022 Senior Exhibition
    • Littles
    • Time Frames: Photography by Jim Alexander and Carlos York >
      • Artist Talk with Jim Alexander and Carlos York
    • Here and Now
    • 3 Southern Artists featuring Harry Underwood
    • 5 ATL Artists Pop Up Show at The WADDI
    • Social Distance Gallery ATL
    • missive - UNG Faculty Show
    • Wood at The Waddi
    • Artist Xie Caomin at Different Trains Gallery 2 at Cornerstone Bank of Decatur
    • Pop-Up Show at 378 featuring The Real Frank Tee and Kim Cresswell
    • Luzene Hill - Now that the Gates of Hell are Closed... >
      • Luzene Hill artist talk
    • Around the Wheel - Color Wheel Teachers Show
    • Best of Atlanta 2019
    • Yehimi Cambrón Pop-Up Show
    • Summer Show 2019
    • Academe of the Oaks Student Exhibition
    • Remembering Marvin Rhodes
    • 378 Clifton Road Pop-Up May 2 2019
    • Ruth Franklin - Only When I Laugh
    • Perspectives: WCAGA Group Exhibit
    • Harry Underwood Red Letter Days >
      • a conversation with artist Harry Underwood
    • The Gallery: Natalie Twigg and Todd Alexander >
      • A Conversation with Natalie Twigg
    • Eben Dunn: Amplification and De-amplification >
      • A Conversation with Atlanta Artists Eben Dunn & Jim Johnson
    • Decaturscapes
    • M.C. Escher +
    • Math + Art
    • Cisco Kid vs Donald Trump >
      • Artist Talk & Tea with Kosmo Vinyl
    • Bank SEE 2.0
    • Through a Glass Darkly
    • Bank SEE
    • Grand Opening and Inaugural Exhibition
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