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Canyon de Chelly

Platinum print • 10” x 13” • 1904
“Canyon de Chelly” was clearly one of Curtis’ favorite and most important images as he printed it in at least four different photographic processes. The size, hue & process make this print very rare and is the only example that Christopher Cardozo has seen in 38 years of collecting.
An Oasis in the Badlands

Gelatin Silver • 7.63” x 9.5” • 1905
This is an extremely rare “Border Print”. Curtis created the toned borders in the darkroom as an aesthetic element to enhance the presentation. The duo-tone border is integrated with the image on a single sheet of photographic paper.
At the Old Well

Goldtone • 11” x 14” • 1904
This originally was one of Curtis’ most popular, important and widely collected images. It was made near the Pueblo of Acoma, in New Mexico, in 1904. The beautiful subject matter, the lyrical qualities of the water, and the ripples, and the strong composition have made this an enduring image
The Three Chiefs

Gold toned POP •12” x 16” • 1900
This print is an extremely rare, gold-toned printing out paper print. Of Curtis’ extant vintage prints, it is estimated only about 1 in 10,000 exist in this extremely rare form, printed only during a brief two to three year period at the turn of the last century.
The Vanishing Race

Platinum • 6” x 8” • 1904
This superb example of this iconic image is printed in the most desirable process for this difficult negative. “The Vanishing Race” was Curtis’ signature piece. It was the visual metaphor for the core conceptual underpinning of Curtis’ entire thirty-year project i.e., that Native Americans, as a culture, were vanishing.
A Chief of the Desert

Platinum print • 8” x 6” • 1904
This iconic portrait is believed to be one of three or fewer to exist in this presentation. It not only shows this noble individual, but also the characteristic qualities of his tribe: pride, vitality, and self-reliance. This enduring image was a Curtis favorite, which he printed in a variety of photographic processes.
Geronimo

Platinum print • 16” x 12” • 1907
This portait of the historic old Apache was made in March, 1905. According to Geronimo he was at that time seventy six years of age, thus making the year of his birth 1829. The picture was taken at Carlisle, Pennsylvania, the day before the inauguration of President Roosevelt.
Before the Storm

Platinum print • 12” x 16” • 1906
This beautiful platinum print was created circa 1906. The scene is in the high mountains of Apache-land in present day Arizona. The dramatic lighting, back lit subjects, and narrow depth of field were all aspects of Curtis’ Pictorial aesthetic.
A Son of the Desert

Platinum print • 16” x 12.5” • 1904
This is widely regarded as one of Curtis’ most compelling, evocative, and sought-after portraits. Curtis’ portraits of children are relatively rare, and printed in the platinum process makes this portrait even more desirable.
Zuni Woman

Platinum print • 7.75” x 6” • 1903
This classic Curtis portrait is as unusual as it is striking. Its apparent simplicity and symmetry belie a complex and powerful image. This rare print is a beautiful and stunning example of the platinum process.
A Zuni Girl

Platinum print • 7.6” x 6” • 1903
A platinum print in a rare double-mount presentation, this Zuni girl was photogrpahed in traditional clothing accentuated with extraordinary jewelry comprising ornate and complex silver, beadwork, and dentalium shells.
Qahatika Girl

Platinum print • 16” x 12” • 1908
An evocative image of a young Indian girl presented in the rare and desired platinum process, one of Curtis’ favorites.