Featuring the Estates of Tony Award Winning Playwright Arthur Laurents and Centenarian Lydia Hawthorne, Among Others
Auction:
Saturday, June 2nd, 2012
11am EST
80 East 11th St, New York, NY
Exhibition:
Wednesday, May 30th, 2012 10 am-7 pm
Thursday, May 31st, 2012 10 am-7 pm
Friday, June 1st, 2012 10 am-7 pm
80 East 11th St, New York, NY
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Mr. Laurents, whose credits include West Side Story, Gypsy, La Cage Aux Folles, Hallelujah, Baby and The Way We Were, amongst many others, had a long and distinguished career, both on Broadway and in Hollywood. He directed “I Can Get It For You Wholesale”, launching the career of Barbra Streisand, and was hand-selected by Alfred Hitchcock to adapt his play “Rope” for the screen, starring Jimmy Stewart and Farley Granger.
In 1950, Arthur Laurents became a target of the House Un-American Activities Committee’s witch hunts, resulting in being blacklisted for a brief period. Fortunately, he cleared his name and continued to become one of the great names in American theater and film history. Mr. Laurents was nominated six times for a Tony award, having won twice for Hallelujah, Baby, and La Cage Aux Folles. He also has been the recipient of the Drama Desk Award, Writers Guild of America Award, and the National Board of Review Award for Career Achievement. He received multiple nominations for the Academy Award and Golden Globe.
For those hoping to buy a small keepsake, there are dozens of engraved silver and crystal gifts from cast members and celebrities, as well as awards. Design sketches by Tony award-winning Theoni Aldredge, and Irene Sharaff, as well as set designs for many of his iconic plays and films will be available for purchase at auction. “This is a rare opportunity to own a piece of theatrical history” said Bill Roland, who will be auctioning the collection on June 2nd. “We’ve had a tremendous amount of excitement from a community who clearly felt great fondness for Mr. Laurents.”
It should be noted that, in addition to the wide array of memorabilia showcased in the Laurents estate, there is also a fine collection of American furniture and decorations. Mr. Laurents was a great collector of American antiques and the extensive collection of furniture, porcelain, crystal and needlepoint samplers that filled his West Village brownstone will be on view. In addition, a fine collection of modern art, much of which was collected by Mr. Laurents whilst abroad during his blacklisted period, is to be offered. Along with his many American modern paintings, these European works form a fine collection. Some highlights from the art collection include works by Yves Tanguy, Claude Venard, Ben Shahn, Bernard Perlin, Ernest Fiene, and Xiang Zhang.
Featured Artists:
Jean Liberte, American, 1896-1965
Bernard Perlin
André Demonchy, French, 1894-?.
Lorraine Paley
Hannah Merrill
Sarah Webster
MUMISTWILL IFAF
Susannah Morgans
Ann Cortes
Betsey Sawyer
Frances Poole
Elizabeth Paris
Julius von Blaas
Tom Morrow
Ellen Adler
Bombois, C – Camille Bombois
Louis Vivin
Claude Venard French, 1913-1999.
James Del Grosso, American, born 1941
Burliuk, American/Russian, 1882-1967.
Graham Vivien Sutherland, British, 1903-1980
John Piper, British, 1903-1992
Darrel Austin, American, 1907-1994
Bruno Lucchesi, Italian/American, born 1926
Ben Shahn, American, 1898-1969.
Saul Steinberg, American, 1914-1994
Louis Bosa, Italian, 1905-1981
Raymond Georges Yves Tanguy, French, 1900-1955
William Thon, American, 1906-2000
Oliver Smith, American, 1918-1994
Don Bachardy, American, born 1934
John Duvall, British, 1816-1892
J. P. Truman, British
Samuel Spode, British, 19th C
Gordon Ross
Jean de Beauvais
Fernand Boilauges, French, born 1891
C. Tintro
Risko
Henri Forain, French, born 1917
Remo Michael Farruggio, American, 1906-1981
Ellen Adler
James Del Grosso
Xiang Zhang
A.T. Southwiek
Leopold Ziller, German
Ben Shahn
Ernest Fiene, American, 1864-1965
Henry Kallem, American, 1912-1985
Theoni V. Aldredge, Greek-American, 1922-2011, Tony Award winning Costume Designer.
Beni Montresor, Italian, 1926-2001 Designer of sets, lighting and costumes
William Pitkin, American, 20th C. Set Designer.
Irene Sharaff, American, 1910-1993 Academy and Tony Award winning costume designer.
Yves Tanguy