Greetings family, friends and fans:
Monday, Aug. 31 at 9 pm will be the first airing of HISTORY DETECTIVES episode STALAG 17 PORTRAIT, wherein I am interviewed about my own artwork and that of my late father, Harold Rhoden. The show will rerun on Sept. 5 at 4pm. It's already being called the highlight of the episode (which featured two other twenty-minute segments) and is featured on many affiliate websites. There is even a preview video up at the PBS.org site on their HISTORY DETECTIVES page. To celebrate, my paintings and fans are being made available for sale DIRECTLY FROM THE HOME SITE (www.fletcherrhoden.com) with a handy and safe PayPal transaction. Get them while they're hot, collectors -- values are sure to go up after the episode airs!
In other news, I am recording a new pop song as previously mentioned, but have decided to hold it back from release as it may well become part of a larger, new project. I can't discuss details, but if the project comes together as planned it will be my first stage musical. A planned new cd release, unrelated to this project, will likely be delayed (but not scrubbed) so I can focus on the musical which, if I don't have any complicated legal issues, should be one of my highest-profile projects ever. Unlike my last play, the successful LAST TANGO WITH MARLON, which went into production only a few months after the writing began, this new project will develop more slowly, so fans shouldn't expect any kind of production before the end of this year. A staged reading is a possibility, however, with some type of production also possible in the first half of 2010. But there will be plenty of good stuff from Fletcher Rhoden.com between now and year's end, so stay tuned!
If you miss the scheduled airings of HISTORY DETECTIVES, my understanding is that it can be seen anytime at the HISTORY DETECTIVES page of the PBS.org website on or after September 1st.
See you on the tube!
FR
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3 comments:
I just saw the show and was so touched I felt compelled to do more digging to find out more about this story, hence, finding your blog. Thanks and well done.
Mr. Rhoden,
I have just seen a rerun of the episode. My wife and her family have an original of another drawing by your father, and have been wondering for years who the artist was. My wife's grandfather was also a POW at Stalag 17b, barrack 31a. We would like to make contact with you to email you a copy of the picture. If you could email me, my wife and her family would greatly appreciate it. Thank you for your time.
Kurt Johnson
Mr. Rhoden:
I just saw the episode about your father's drawing of POW Silva on history detectives. As Mr. Pagan was entering your house, you pointed out a painting your father did of a street scene in Paris. It looks very close to a painting my brother owns, but his is signed by a Brazilian artist; his wife says it is definitely a copy, but they liked the "flavor" of the painting, so they bought it.
Is there anyway to see a picture of the full painting by your father such that I may compare the two?
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