{{Short description|American author (1948–2021)}} '''Christopher Cardozo''' (February 27, 1948 – February 21, 2021<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/twincities/name/christopher-cardozo-obituary?pid=197898944|title = Christopher CARDOZO Obituary (2021) Pioneer Press|website = Legacy.com}}</ref>) was an American art collector,<ref>{{cite book|title=The Web Collector|work=American Photo|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1FcgEd0Dz-oC&pg=PA79|date=March–April 1996|pages=79–|issn=1046-8986}}</ref> curator, photographer,<ref name=Forbes>Tobias, Michael (2 April 2013). [https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaeltobias/2013/04/02/j-p-morgan-edward-curtis-and-christopher-cardozo-an-inspired-collaboration/ "J.P. Morgan, Edward Curtis and Christopher Cardozo: An Inspired Collaboration"]. ''Forbes Magazine''</ref> author and publisher.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.finebooksmagazine.com/fine_books_blog/2018/02/the-north-american-indian-republished-for-edward-s-curtis-150th.phtml|title = "The North American Indian" Republished for Edward S. Curtis' 150th}}</ref>
Cardozo’s Oaxaca series was first exhibited in 1971 at the Minneapolis Art Institution and later acquired by MOMA and other museums for their permanent collections.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://collections.artsmia.org/art/11335/oaxaca-christopher-cardozo|title=Oaxaca, Mexico, Christopher Cardozo ^ Minneapolis Institute of Art|website=collections.artsmia.org}}</ref>
He is known as an authority on the photography of Edward S. Curtis.<ref>Hoekstra, Joel (Winter 2006). [http://cla.umn.edu/news/clatoday/winter2006/cardozo.php "Philanthropy with Vision: Indigenous Images"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140415215449/http://cla.umn.edu/news/clatoday/winter2006/cardozo.php |date=2014-04-15 }}. ''CLA Today''. University of Minnesota</ref><ref name=AmerHistory>Dowling, Claudia Glenn. "Letter from American History: 'Thank you for showing me my culture'". American History Magazine, August 2013. Pg 31.</ref><ref name=ArtfulLiving>Mahoney, David (October 2013). [https://issuu.com/artful-livingmag/docs/artfulliving_fall2013_web "On the Curtis Trail"], pp. 234–236. ''Artful Living''</ref> He has written and edited nine monographs on Edward Curtis and his photography.<ref name="Touchie2010">{{cite book|author=Rodger D. Touchie|title=Edward S. Curtis Above the Medicine Line: Portraits of Aboriginal Life in the Canadian West|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4RyPMsvhTEYC&pg=PA181|year=2010|publisher=Heritage House Publishing Co|isbn=978-1-894974-86-8|pages=181–}}</ref><ref name="Zamir2014">{{cite book|author=Shamoon Zamir|title=The Gift of the Face: Portraiture and Time in Edward S. Curtis's The North American Indian|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LwsbBAAAQBAJ&pg=PT378|date=14 August 2014|publisher=University of North Carolina Press|isbn=978-1-4696-1176-1|pages=378–}}</ref> In the past forty years, Cardozo has exhibited around the world, focusing on his goal to bring Edward Curtis to the world.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ode |first=Kim |date=2018-02-16 |title=Minneapolis man finds 'soul's purpose' in celebrating 'North American Indian' photographer |url=https://www.startribune.com/minneapolis-man-finds-soul-s-purpose-in-celebrating-north-american-indian-photographer/474237773 |access-date=2025-06-09 |website=www.startribune.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cultframe.com/2000/10/edward-curtis-indien-damerique-du-nord/|title = L'Indien d'Amérique du Nord. Mostra di Edward S. Curtis|date = 2 October 2000}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/la-ca-cm-edward-curtis-photography-palm-springs-20160228-story.html|title=Photos: Edward S. Curtis captures spirit of Native America in 'One Hundred Masterworks'|website=Los Angeles Times|date=27 February 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Ralat |first=José |date=2018-02-01 |title=Edward S. Curtis and the Really Big Dream |url=https://www.cowboysindians.com/2018/02/edward-s-curtis-and-the-really-big-dream/ |access-date=2024-06-04 |website=Cowboys and Indians Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=True West Magazine Curtis's Big Dream |url=https://truewestmagazine.com/curtiss-big-dream/ |url-status=dead |access-date=2018-03-29 |archive-date=2018-06-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180625014123/https://truewestmagazine.com/curtiss-big-dream/ }}</ref>
Cardozo was the founder and Board Chair of the Edward S. Curtis Foundation, which is dedicated to preserving and exhibiting the work of Edward Curtis. He started collecting Curtis' photographs in the 1970s,<ref name=s-n>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1454&dat=20001028&id=ynpaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=1x4EAAAAIBAJ&pg=7162,3998573 "Artist who captured the essence of Indian life showcased"]. ''Wilmington Star-News'' - Oct 28, 200o</ref> and had a large personal collection of the photographer's work,<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/26/books/review/26SCHONEL.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0 "Fiction Chronicle"] ''New York Times'' By Mark Schone June 26, 2005</ref> which he exhibited in travelling displays<ref name=s-n /> and at his gallery, Christopher Cardozo Fine Art.<ref>[http://www.aspentimes.com/article/20120309/AE/120309849 "Aspen gallerist Darren Quintenz's expanding view of art"]. ''Aspen Times''.</ref><ref>[http://www.finebooksmagazine.com/issue/201107/edward_curtis-1.phtml "Edward Curtis’ The North American Indian"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402094758/http://www.finebooksmagazine.com/issue/201107/edward_curtis-1.phtml |date=2015-04-02 }}. ''Fine Books and Collections'', by Jonathan Shipley.</ref>
== Bibliography == *''Edward S. Curtis: One Hundred Masterworks'' (2015) Christopher Cardozo; Contributors Michael Tobias, Eric Jolly and A.D. Coleman *''Native Nations: First North Americans as Seen by Edward Curtis'' (1993) Christopher Cardozo; foreword by George Horse-Capture<ref>[https://www.chicagotribune.com/1994/01/04/preserving-images-of-a-dying-culture/ "Preserving Images Of A Dying Culture"]. January 04, 1994, reviewed by Kim Ode, ''Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune''</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20160304003228/http://articles.philly.com/1993-12-19/news/25942552_1_photo-books-joel-meyerowitz-redheads "Redheads And Bigwigs, Images Old And New"]. ''Philly.com'', By Gary Haynes, INQUIRER GRAPHIC-ARTS DIRECTOR, December 19, 1993</ref> *''Chiefs and Warriors (Native Nations Series)'' (1996) Christopher Cardozo *''Great Plains (Native Nations Series)'' (1996) Christopher Cardozo *''Native Family (Native Nations Series)'' (1996) Christopher Cardozo *''Hidden Faces (Native Nations Series)'' (1996) Christopher Cardozo *''Sacred Legacy: Edward S. Curtis And The North American Indian'' (2000) Christopher Cardozo; foreword by Joseph Horse Capture and N. Scott Momaday<ref>[https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2000/12/03/in-books-youll-find-something-interesting-no-matter-where-your-taste-leads/ "In Books, You'll Find Something Interesting, No Matter Where Your Taste Leads"]. ''Orlando Sentinel'', December 3, 2000 reviewed by Nicholas A. Basbanes</ref> *''Edward S. Curtis: The Great Warriors'' (2004) Christopher Cardozo; Contributors Hartman Lomawaima and Anne Makepeace<ref>[http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-8212-2894-4 "Edward S. Curtis: The Great Warriors"]. ''Publishers Weekly''</ref><ref>[http://www.shutterbug.com/content/holiday-books-traditional-photographer-page-2-0 "Holiday Books; For The Traditional Photographer Page 2"]. ''Shutterbug''.</ref> *''Edward S. Curtis: The Women'' (2005) Christopher Cardozo; Contributors Louise Erdrich and Anne Makepeace
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