Check out the full page write-up about the 2009 PRC Benefit Auction
in the Oct 21-Nov 3rd issue of Improper Bostonian!

The time is here… Get your tickets and bids in now and come out and support the PRC in its largest and most important fundraiser of the year.

This is an elegant and fun event - the food by East meets West is excellent and plentiful, it includes all refreshments, dessert, coffee, and even parking (just rsvp before). And of course you also get fantastic company, a beautiful art deco space, and the opportunity to walk home with an amazing photograph (and did we mention all of them come framed?). Ticket info is below.

Preview the catalogue by clicking above or here and see pics from last year’s gala event here. For those not in town, absentee bids can be taken on any item, live or silent. The PRC staff will have their pencils ready! See you Saturday.

TICKETS: $50 per individual ticket, $40 per non-member.

This includes one copy of the auction catalogue, one paddle, buffet from East Meets West, beverages, and parking with advance reservations. Contact Caleb Cole at 617.975.0600 for tickets, reservations, and bids. Mastercard, Visa, checks, cash accepted.

AUCTION: Saturday, October 24, 2009
808 Gallery at 808 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston

Reception and silent auction begins at 5:30pm; Live auction begins at 7:00pm. The silent will close in increments after the close of the live auction.

This fall, close to 150 vintage and contemporary photographs go up for auction to benefit the PRC and its programming. Above is one of the amazing images on which you can bid.

In this new feature on the PRC blog, we will be featuring two generous donations from the 2009 PRC Benefit Auction-on Mondays and Thursdays-each week through the summer and fall. Tickets will be available in August and a catalogue will be posted online in September.

Click here or on the above image for more information and keep checking back!

Michael Kenna, Blackpool Pier, Lancashire, England 1983, 1983, Gelatin Silver Print, 8 15/16 x 6 3/16 inches, Signed recto, Courtesy of Anonymous Donor

This fall, close to 150 vintage and contemporary photographs go up for auction to benefit the PRC and its programming. Above is one of the amazing images on which you can bid.

In this new feature on the PRC blog, we will be featuring two generous donations from the 2009 PRC Benefit Auction-on Mondays and Thursdays-each week through the summer and fall. Tickets will be available in August and a catalogue will be posted online in September.

Click here or on the above image for more information and keep checking back!

William Wegman, Lean To, 2002, C-Print, 7 1/4 x 7 1/4 inches, Edition 1/12, Signed verso, Courtesy of Artist.

This fall, close to 150 vintage and contemporary photographs go up for auction to benefit the PRC and its programming. Above is one of the amazing images on which you can bid.

In this new feature on the PRC blog, we will be featuring two generous donations from the 2009 PRC Benefit Auction-on Mondays and Thursdays-each week through the summer and fall. Tickets will be available in August and a catalogue will be posted online in September.

Click here or on the above image for more information and keep checking back!

Stephen Petegorsky, Untitled #1, 1991/2009, Archival Inkjet Print, 14 1/2 x 18 inches, Edition 3/25, Signed recto, Courtesy of Artist.

This fall, close to 150 vintage and contemporary photographs go up for auction to benefit the PRC and its programming. Above is one of the amazing images on which you can bid.

In this new feature on the PRC blog, we will be featuring two generous donations from the 2009 PRC Benefit Auction-on Mondays and Thursdays-each week through the summer and fall. Tickets will be available in August and a catalogue will be posted online in September.

Click here or on the above image for more information and keep checking back!

Gordon Parks, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Joe Waite, Hostler’s Helper, and Alez Nipper, Boss Wiper, in the Canadian Pacific Round House, 1945 Gelatin Silver Print, 9 3/16 x 9 3/8 inches, Not editioned, Not signed, Courtesy of Lee Gallery

This fall, close to 150 vintage and contemporary photographs go up for auction to benefit the PRC and its programming. Above is one of the amazing images on which you can bid.

In this new feature on the PRC blog, we will be featuring two generous donations from the 2009 PRC Benefit Auction-on Mondays and Thursdays-each week through the summer and fall. Tickets will be available in August and a catalogue will be posted online in September.

Click here or on the above image for more information and keep checking back!

Andre M. Brown, Ball on Ice, 2007, Archival Inkjet Print, 12 x 12 inches, Edition 2/25, Signed verso, Courtesy of Artist.

This fall, close to 150 vintage and contemporary photographs go up for auction to benefit the PRC and its programming. Above is one of the amazing images on which you can bid.

In this new feature on the PRC blog, we will be featuring two generous donations from the 2009 PRC Benefit Auction-on Mondays and Thursdays-each week through the summer and fall. Tickets will be available in August and a catalogue will be posted online in September.

Click here or on the above image for more information and keep checking back!

Minor White, LaRue Backlit, circa 1961, Gelatin Silver Print, 6 3/8 x 8 inches, Not editioned, Not signed, Courtesy of Lee Gallery.

This fall, close to 150 vintage and contemporary photographs go up for auction to benefit the PRC and its programming. Above is one of the amazing images on which you can bid.

In this new feature on the PRC blog, we will be featuring two generous donations from the 2009 PRC Benefit Auction—on Mondays and Thursdays—each week through the summer and fall. Tickets will be available in August and a catalogue will be posted online in September.

Click here or on the above image for more information and keep checking back!

TRIIIBE, Fine, 2009, Archival Inkjet Print, 31 1/2 x 30 inches, AP, Signed recto, Courtesy of Artist and Gallery Kayafas.

This fall, close to 150 vintage and contemporary photographs go up for auction to benefit the PRC and its programming. Above is one of the amazing images on which you can bid.

In this new feature on the PRC blog, we will be featuring two generous donations from the 2009 PRC Benefit Auction-on Mondays and Thursdays-each week through the summer and fall. Tickets will be available in August and a catalogue will be posted online in September.

Click here or on the above image for more information and keep checking back!

Paul Caponigro, Gravestone in Memory of Mrs. Anne Kent, circa 1960, Gelatin Silver Print, 7 3/4 x 9 3/4 inches, Not editioned, Not signed, Courtesy of Lee Gallery.