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Born and raised in Birmingham, Alabama, African American sculptor John Rhoden studied at Columbia University before launching into a career that would take him around the world. Working primarily in bronze, stone and wood, he is best known for his lyrical style characterized by a sensual, rhythmic approach to form. One of nine sculptures donated to the museum is now on view in the Barbara and Sanford Orkin Gallery. John Rhoden (American, 1918 - 2001), untitled, n.d. Bronze on marble base, 29 1/2 × 8 1/2 × 6 1/4 inches. Georgia Museum of Art, University of Georgia; Gift from the John Walter Rhoden and Richanda Phillips Rhoden Collection at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. 2024.159.
Curious about whether climate change was real, photographer Joel Sternfeld attended the United Nations Climate Change Conference hosted in Montreal in 2005. Horrified by the alarming scientific discoveries being shared that day, he trained his camera on a range of delegates to capture their facial expressions as they processed what they were hearing. Sternfeld published these images as a book called “When It Changed” in 2007, and the museum hosted an exhibition of them in 2024. Joel Sternfeld (American, born 1944), “Dr. Kaoru Kikuyama, Director, Japan Atomic Industrial Forum, Inc., Japan,” from the “When It Changed” series, 2005 (negatives), printed 2021. Pigment print, 39 1/4 × 60 1/8 inches. Georgia Museum of Art, University of Georgia; Gift of an anonymous donor. 2025.24.
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The museum added five prints from Micah Cash’s photography series “Waffle House Vistas” following his exhibition at the museum. Shot at Waffle House locations across the Southeast, the series juxtaposes the diner’s familiar, iconic interior with the diverse natural and human-made landscapes visible beyond the windowpanes. Micah Cash, (American, born 1981), “Store #1: Avondale Estates, Georgia,” 2018. Archival pigment print, 25 7/8 × 38 inches. Georgia Museum of Art, University of Georgia; Museum purchase with funds provided by the Elizabeth Firestone Graham Foundation. 2025.11.
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