Photo: Bear's Belly-Arikara(c.1908)

You're invited to Photography at the Center's 'Driven by a Dream' fundraiser benefiting community youth, through free photography programs, Friday April 19th at Mpls Photo Center 6:30-9:30pm. Reception, talk, lotto, silent and live auction of famous photographer, Edward Curtis' photographs donated from the collection of exhibit curator, Christopher Cardozo. Tickets just $25 at PATCKids.org. Even if you can't come, buy a ticket and support our youth programs. You need not be present to win Lotto items.

6:30 - 9:30pm Tour the Entire Edward Curtis Exhibit
6:30 - 7:30pm  Reception, Lotto, Silent Auction, Limited Edition Books & Posters for Sale
7:30 - 8:15pm  Christopher Cardozo Illustrated Talk
8:15 - 8:45pm  Live Auction
8:45 - 9:00pm Last Chance to Bid in Silent Auction and Lotto
9:30pm Final Thanks From Christopher Cardozo and P@TC Executive Director, Orin Rutchick
Admission: $25 per person
Includes 2 tickets for lottery($20 value) OR a $25 discount on a limited edition poster
Download Lotto, Silent and Live Auction Items

Proceeds go directly to benefit the mission of Photography at the Center "to inspire the next generation of photographers." Photography at the Center, (P@TC), was established and incorporated in 2010 as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.This curated exhibition and "Driven by a Dream" fundraiser prints and books have been graciously provided by Christopher Cardozo, Christopher Cardozo Fine Art, widely acknowledged as the world's leading expert in the work of Edward S. Curtis. The exhibition, co-curated by Peter Bernardy, will include a total of 80 images, making this one of the largest exhibitions of Curtis' work.

Lotto Items ($400 to $1,500)

Watching the Dancers (c.1906)
Print Size:16x20
Medium: Archival Pigment
Value: $400 (unframed)


Atsina Warriors (c.1908)
Print Size:16x20
Medium: Archival Pigment
Value: $400 (unframed)


Mosa (c.1903)
Print Size:16x20
Medium: Archival Pigment
Value: $400 (unframed)


Oasis in the Badlands (c.1905)
Print Size: 21x27
Medium:: Lithograph
Value: $850 (unframed)


Mosa (c.1903)
Print Size:30x40
Medium: Archival Pigment
Value: $1,500 (unframed)



Eight Book Curtis Suite (all eight books) ­­
1st Printing/1st Edition, Signed by CGC
Value: $465


Untitled - Negative #70 (c.1903)
Print Size:30x40
Medium: Archival Pigment
Value: $1,500 (unframed)


Sacred Legacy, Linen Slip Case
Native Nations, Signed 1st Edition by CGC
$350 (both books)


Good Voice Hawk - Yanktonai (c.1908)
Medium: Vintage Photogravure
Value: $950 (framed)


Private Gallery & Print Studio Tour for 12
Tour the Christopher Cardozo Fine Arts Gallery and Print Studio where master printer Peter Bernardy and his team of artisans draw upon an archive of over three thousand original Curtis photographs to faithfully recreate a select group of Curtis’ most iconic and sought after images in processes that ensure each is created to conform to Edward Curtis’ original intent.
Value: Priceless

Silent Auction ($1,250 to $3,500)

Sacred Legacy – Deluxe Clamshell and Limited Edition Palladium
Print of “Canyon de Chelly”  in Limited Edition of 150
Value: $1250

Three Chiefs (.c 1900)
Print Size:14x17
Medium: Limited Edition Goldtone
Value: $3,500 (framed)

“The Three Chiefs” is historically the single most important of Curtis’ 40-50,000 photographic images. The photograph was made in the summer of 1900 and is the most recognized image from that critical, watershed period. It was during this short field trip to Montana with noted ethnographer George Bird Grinnell that Curtis first encountered Native Americans whose culture was still largely intact and who were also willing to share their religion, mythology, and personal lives with him. This brief experience ignited Curtis’ passion to preserve a comprehensive record of Native American life. This two-week experience inalterably changed Curtis and his life, and neither was never the same again. Curtis spent three days looking for the perfect combination of riders, sky, and prairie before making this image of three tribal leaders in their traditional garb on a beautiful upland prairie.
 
This Goldtone™ was produced using Curtis' original glass plate negative and created in Curtis’ favorite and most compelling medium: Goldtones™ have a luminosity and three dimensionality that is unmatched by any other photographic medium. 
 
This Limited Edition fine art photograph comes framed with a Certificate of Authenticity from Christopher Cardozo Fine Art.



Canyon de Chelly (c.1904)
Print Size: 21x27
Medium: Limited Edition Lithograph
Value: $1,750 (framed)

Canyon de Chelly (pronounced “de chay”, after the Navaho “Ta Shay”) has been a sacred site for the Navaho for hundreds of years. It is located in the dramatic canyon lands of Northeastern Arizona, in the heart of Navaho country. It is also believed to be one of the longest continuously inhabited sites in North America, dating back approximately 3,000 years. Of Curtis’ 40,000-50,000 negatives this is widely considered to be one of his most important and powerful. The insignificance of man relative to nature is clearly illustrated through the sheer size of enduring cliff formations (over 1,000 feet high) that surround the riders.
 
This Limited Edition lithograph was created by Master Printer Steven Anderson using custom-ground pigments and custom made paper and a proprietary process of his invention. Anderson is a world-renowned printer and recipient of numerous awards and has had his prints exhibited in over 2,000 museum exhibitions over the past forty-five years, including The Whitney, The Met, The National Gallery and MOMA. Each oversized print on heavyweight acid-free paper, is done in a Limited Edition and comes with a Certificate of Authenticity from Christopher Cardozo Fine Art.



Bear's Belly (c.1909)
Print Size:30x40
Medium: Limited Edition Archival Pigment
Value: $1,500 (unframed)

Born in 1847 near the banks of the Missouri River in present day North Dakota, Bear's Belly was a highly respected and honored warrior and a member of the Bears in the Arikara Medicine Fraternity. He acquired this bearskin in a dramatic battle in which he single-handedly killed three bears, thus gaining his personal “medicine”.
 
This over-sized 30” x 40”, archived photograph was created using an ultra-high-resolution scan from an original 100 year old Curtis photograph. Before scanning, each vintage photograph is professionally conserved to restore the print to its original appearance and fidelity. Using pigment-based inks to ensure archival stability, the image is printed onto special mould-made, 100% cotton acid-free watercolor paper produced in Wells, England at St. Cuthbert’s Mill. This process ensures that each image is faithfully created to conform to Edward Curtis’ original ideals and aesthetic.



Kotsuis & Hohhug (c.1914)
Print Size: 60x40  Limited Edition Mammoth Photographic Print
Medium: Archival Pigment
Value: $2,500 (unframed)
 

This is one of Curtis’ most important and compelling images from the Pacific Northwest. The photograph shows two marvelous masked dancers in the winter dance ceremony, each representing a large, mythical bird. The huge moveable wooden beaks were controlled by cedar bark twine. The Native people of coastal British Columbia had a highly evolved and beautiful material culture and extremely complex ceremonies and rituals. Their masks and ceremonial garb are world renowned for their beauty and power.
 
Drawing from our archive of over three thousand original Curtis photographs we have selected only six of Curtis’ most iconic and sought after images to create in the oversized “Mammoth” format. Our “Mammoth” prints dramatically present these images in a manner previously unseen. Each print is created using an ultra-high-resolution scan from a vintage Edward S. Curtis photograph. Prior to scanning, each vintage photograph is professionally conserved to restore it to its original beauty and appearance. Utilizing professional digital technology, the image is then optimized for printing. Using pigment-based inks to ensure archival stability, the image is printed onto T.H. Saunders Waterford, a mould-made, 100% cotton watercolor paper, produced in Wells, England at St. Cuthbert’s Mill. This process ensures that each image is faithfully created to conform to Edward Curtis’ original ideals and aesthetic.
 

Live Auction ($2,500 to $7,350)

Qahatika Girl
Print Size: 60x40 Limited Edition Mammoth Photographic Print
Medium: Archival Pigment
Value: $2,500 (unframed)

The “Qahatika Girl” is an iconic and compelling Curtis image taken in the desert Southwest in what is now the southwestern corner of Arizona. It is an image that exudes peacefulness and most viewers are captivated by her powerful presence and gaze. 
 
This over-sized 40” x 60”, archived photograph was created using an ultra-high-resolution scan from an original 100 year old Curtis photograph. Before scanning, each vintage photograph is professionally conserved to restore the print to its original appearance and fidelity. Using pigment-based inks to ensure archival stability, the image is printed onto special mould-made, 100% cotton acid-free watercolor paper produced in Wells, England at St. Cuthbert’s Mill. This process ensures that each image is faithfully created to conform to Edward Curtis’ original ideals and aesthetic.



Crater Lake
Print Size:14x17
Process: Goldtone
Value: $3,500 (framed)

This is another classic, sought-after Curtis image. It depicts a chief in full head-dress overlooking Crater Lake. Crater Lake is nearly 2,000 feet deep and encompasses over 20 miles of shoreline. It s still one of the purest places in North America and has been a sacred site for Native Americans for many centuries. It is believed Curtis produced fewer than ten 18” x 22” Goldtones™ during his career. Our 18” x 22” Goldtones™ are among the largest and most luminous goldtones ever produced in the 170 year history of photography. 
 
This Goldtone™ was produced using Curtis' original glass plate negative and created in Curtis’ favorite and most compelling medium. Goldtones™ have a luminosity and three dimensionality that is unmatched by any other photographic medium. This Limited Edition fine art photograph comes framed with a Certificate of Authenticity from Christopher Cardozo Fine Art.



Gambler - Piegan, (c.Neg. 1900, Print 1910)
Medium: Vintage Photogravure
Plus Private Tour of Christopher G. Cardozo's Collection for Two
Value: $7,350

This is a classic Northern Plains portrait taken during Curtis’ watershed field trip to Montana in the summer of 1900. This vintage photograph is printed in the photogravure process, on the rarest of the three original etching stocks, commonly called “tissue.” Only J.P. Morgan, Teddy Roosevelt, the King of England and a handful of others paid the premium to get their prints on this beautiful paper. The vintage photogravures are highly sought after by collectors and this beautiful example is in excellent condition and archivally framed. 



Kutenai Duck Hunter (c.1910)
Print Size: 60x40  Limited Edition Mammoth Photographic Print
Medium: Archival Pigment
Value: $2,500 (unframed)

“Kutenai Duck Hunter” is among Curtis’ five or six most sought-after photographs and can cost up to $70,000 as a vintage print. The image was made on Flathead Lake in Montana, one of the purest large freshwater lakes in America. Numerous tribal groups have lived in this area of the Rockies for centuries and considered sacred land. Collectors have always been drawn to the beauty of this image, the classic composition and the profound peacefulness. 
 
Drawing from our archive of over three thousand original Curtis photographs we have selected only six of Curtis’ most iconic and sought after images to create in the oversized “Mammoth” format. Our “Mammoth” prints dramatically present these images in a manner previously unseen. Each print is created using an ultra-high-resolution scan from a vintage Edward S. Curtis photograph. Prior to scanning, each vintage photograph is professionally conserved to restore it to its original beauty and appearance. Utilizing professional digital technology, the image is then optimized for printing. Using pigment-based inks to ensure archival stability, the image is printed onto T.H. Saunders Waterford, a mould-made, 100% cotton watercolor paper, produced in Wells, England at St. Cuthbert’s Mill. This process ensures that each image is faithfully created to conform to Edward Curtis’ original ideals and aesthetic.



Canyon de Chelly
Print Size: 18x22 Oversized Goldtone
Medium: Goldtone
Plus Private Tour of CGC Collection for two
Value: $5,500 (framed)

Canyon de Chelly (pronounced “de chay”, after the Navaho “Ta Shay”) has been a sacred site for the Navaho for hundreds of years. It is located in the dramatic canyon lands of Northeastern Arizona, in the heart of Navaho country. It is also believed to be one of the longest continuously inhabited sites in North America, dating back approximately 3,000 years.  Of Curtis’ 40,000-50,000 negatives this is widely considered to be one of his most important and powerful. The insignificance of man relative to nature is clearly illustrated through the sheer size of enduring cliff formations (over 1,000 feet high) that surround the riders. It is believed Curtis produced fewer than ten 18” x 22” Goldtones™ during his career. Our 18” x 22” Goldtones™ are among the largest and most luminous goldtones ever produced in the 170 year history of photography. 
 
This Goldtone™ was produced using Curtis' original glass plate negative and created in Curtis’ favorite and most compelling medium. Goldtones™ have a luminosity and three dimensionality that is unmatched by any other photographic medium. This Limited Edition fine art photograph comes framed with a Certificate of Authenticity from Christopher Cardozo Fine Art.



This curated exhibition and "Driven by a Dream" fundraiser prints and books have been graciously provided by Christopher Cardozo, Christopher Cardozo Fine Art, widely acknowledged as the world's leading expert in the work of Edward S. Curtis. The exhibition, co-curated by Peter Bernardy, will include a total of 80 images, making this one of the largest exhibitions of Curtis' work.

Christopher Cardozo

Christopher Cardozo Fine Art (CCFA) has been the leading source for the artwork of Edward S. Curtis for over 35 years. During that time we have consistently maintained the world’s largest inventory of rare, vintage original Curtis photographs for sale. Cardozo Fine Art is also proud to have created the most extensive exhibition program of Curtis photography in history. It is estimated that CCFA/Curtis Exhibitions have been seen by more people throughout the world than all previous Curtis exhibitions combined. Through its books, exhibitions, lectures and gallery, CCFA has brought Curtis to well over 10 million people in 40 country, across six continents.

Christopher Cardozo is widely acknowledged as the world’s leading expert in the work of Edward S. Curtis. Over the past thirty-nine years he has assembled the world’s most extensive collection of vintage original photographs on Edward S. Curtis and has lectured on Curtis internationally for over thirty years.

For the past decade Cardozo Fine Art has also been passionately involved in the creation of contemporary original photographs by Edward S. Curtis. Cardozo Fine Art has succeeded in creating an unprecedented body of contemporary original Curtis photographs, which have been exhibited and collected worldwide.

Christopher Cardozo is widely acknowledged as the world’s leading expert in the work of Edward S. Curtis. Over the past thirty-nine years he has assembled the world’s most extensive collection of vintage original photographs on Edward S. Curtis and has lectured on Curtis internationally for over thirty years.

For the past decade Cardozo Fine Art has also been passionately involved in the creation of contemporary original photographs by Edward S. Curtis. Cardozo Fine Art has succeeded in creating an unprecedented body of contemporary original Curtis photographs, which have been exhibited and collected worldwide.