Jun 20, 2024 10:00 EST
Stage & Screen
573
Negro Folk Songs as sung by Lead Belly
Estate / Collection: Property from the Rotondaro Collection
[LEAD BELLY]
JOHN LOMAX and ALAN LOMAX. Negro Folk Songs as Sung by Lead Belly. "King of the Twelve-String Guitar Players of the World."Long-Time Convict in the Penitentiaries of Texas and Louisiana. New York: The Macmillan Company, 1936. First edition. Publisher's tan cloth titled in red on upper board and spine, black top stain, in the rare dust jacket. 9 1/2 x 7 inches (23 x 18 cm); frontispiece, 242 pp. Fading to the spine of the jacket, a few knicks to extremities, a few spots of foxing to the rear.
The folklorists and musicologists John and Alan Lomax first heard Huddie Ledbetter, "Lead Belly" at the Angola Prison Farm in Louisiana in the summer of 1933. Contained within are 49 songs with musical notation, and these include such canonical works in the American musical pantheon as Frankie and Albert, Midnight Special, C.C Rider and Shreveport Jail,
Sold for $960
Estimated at $800 - $1,200
Includes Buyer's Premium
Estate / Collection: Property from the Rotondaro Collection
[LEAD BELLY]
JOHN LOMAX and ALAN LOMAX. Negro Folk Songs as Sung by Lead Belly. "King of the Twelve-String Guitar Players of the World."Long-Time Convict in the Penitentiaries of Texas and Louisiana. New York: The Macmillan Company, 1936. First edition. Publisher's tan cloth titled in red on upper board and spine, black top stain, in the rare dust jacket. 9 1/2 x 7 inches (23 x 18 cm); frontispiece, 242 pp. Fading to the spine of the jacket, a few knicks to extremities, a few spots of foxing to the rear.
The folklorists and musicologists John and Alan Lomax first heard Huddie Ledbetter, "Lead Belly" at the Angola Prison Farm in Louisiana in the summer of 1933. Contained within are 49 songs with musical notation, and these include such canonical works in the American musical pantheon as Frankie and Albert, Midnight Special, C.C Rider and Shreveport Jail,
Auction: Stage & Screen, Jun 20, 2024
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Successful Stage & Screen Auction on June 20, 2024 Surpasses Expectations!
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Fans and Collectors Drove Strong Prices for Memorabilia, Autographs, Artwork & Photographs of the Theater, Hollywood, Music and Dance
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Consignments Are Currently Being Accepted for Future Auctions
NEW YORK, NY -- Doyle's fourth Stage & Screen auction on June 20, 2024 attracted determined competition from collectors and fans around the world resulting in a sale total that surpassed expectations. Held in collaboration with the Entertainment Community Fund, these popular auctions offer artwork, memorabilia, props, autographs and photographs celebrating the performing arts of Theater, Hollywood, Music and Dance.
Recognizing the importance of the performing arts to the fabric of New York, Doyle is proud to donate 10% of our profit from this auction to the Entertainment Community Fund.
Sale highlights include the 1953-54 Tony Award for Best Musical presented to Charles Lederer and Luther Davis for Kismet that achieved $15,360, far surpassing its $3,000-5,000 estimate. A writer associated with the Algonquin Round Table, Charles Lederer (1910-1976) was raised in Hollywood's inner circle and worked as a journalist for Hearst Newspapers before turning his talents to Broadway. Kismet won three Tony Awards that year and ran for a successful 583 performances.
The Entertainment Community Fund (formerly The Actors Fund)
Featured in the sale was a group of celebrity memorabilia presented by the Entertainment Community Fund. While a portion of proceeds from every item in the auction benefited the Fund, 100% of the hammer price of these lots goes entirely to the Entertainment Community Fund.
Highlighting the group was the heavily annotated master script for the 1972 first Broadway production of Pippin that soared past its $800-1,200 estimate to realize $6,080. The winner of five Tony Awards, Pippin opened at the Imperial Theater on Broadway on October 23, 1972 and ran for nearly two thousand performances before closing in June 1977. The show was directed and choreographed by Bob Fosse with stage direction by Kathryn Doby who also served as Dance Captain and performed as a Player in the show.
Founded in 1882, the Entertainment Community Fund (formerly The Actors Fund) is a national 501(c)(3) charitable organization for performing arts and entertainment professionals. The Fund helps address the specific needs of those in the industry, with a unique understanding of the challenges involved in a life in the arts. For further information on the Entertainment Community Fund, visit EntertainmentCommunity.org
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Consignments are currently being accepted for future auctions. We invite you to contact us for a complimentary auction evaluation. Our specialists are always available to discuss the sale of a single item or an entire collection.
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Memorabilia: Peter Costanzo, 212-427-4141, ext 248, Peter.Costanzo@Doyle.com
Artwork: Milan Tessler, 212-427-4141, ext 266, paintings@Doyle.com
