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Classy guy, that Tony Bennett. His friends Jeanne and Herb presented the Bennetts with an extraordinary dress set in 2015. The cufflinks and matching studs were designed by Fulco di Verdura inspired by Cole Porter's song "Night and Day" from the show "Gay Divorce" (1932) and the movie version "The Gay Divorcee" (1934). The song was a popular hit and endured as one of the standards performed by many, including Frank Sinatra and Bennett. The cufflinks were first presented to Porter in 1941.
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| Fulco di Verdura Julien's Auctions listing ended April 18, 2024 |
Tony Bennett: A Life Well-Lived was the name of an estate sale held at Julien's Auctions on April 18. When no less an institution than The New Yorker publishes a cartoon in which one's name is dropped and one then goes out and buys the original art of said cartoon, then one must surely be living the quintessential well-lived life. The cartoonist is Warren Miller. The cartoon itself is a somewhat surprising Down Under take on the singer, mate.
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| "O.K., man, so maybe you do sound a little bit like Tony Bennett. Take my advice. Go back to Australia, marry that girl from the next sheep station, and settle down." Warren Miller Original art The New Yorker, June 9, 1975, p. 33 |
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| Warren Miller's signature |
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| Warren Miller Julien's Auctions listing of April 18, 2024 accessed in early April |
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| Warren Miller Julien's Auctions item description |
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| "O.K., man, so maybe you do sound a little bit like Tony Bennett. Take my advice. Go back to Australia, marry that girl from the next sheep station, and settle down." Warren Miller The New Yorker, June 9, 1975, p. 33 |
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| "O.K., man, so maybe you do sound a little bit like Tony Bennett. Take my advice. Go back to Australia, marry that girl from the next sheep station, and settle down." Warren Miller Original art The New Yorker, June 9, 1975, p. 33 |
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| A geometric spot drawing and a cartoon by Warren Miller |
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| Spot Henry Martin The New Yorker, June 9, 1975, p. 32 |
Note: Comedian Groucho Marx also owned a work of original New Yorker art that made reference to his work. It's all in my post here.
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Another original New Yorker spot drawing by Thomas Eastwood was sold on eBay a year ago. It was published circa 1930 to 1945 and shows what was likely a typical city road sign of the era. Reading "No Turns," the sign was illuminated, we see, by a gas lamp. The art has on old $30 price tag on the back, but in the current era it sold for $120.
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| Thomas Eastwood eBay listing ended March 14, 2023 |
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| Thomas Eastwood eBay item description |
Note: In which issue of The New Yorker did this spot appear? Show me a sign.
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