News: 'Her Name Is Barbra' On-line Auction
June 2004
Barbra Streisand auctioned a lifetime of career related costumes and
film memorabilia at the "Her Name Is Barbra" auction on June 5, 2004.
All proceeds benefited the Barbra Streisand Foundation. Prior to the
sale, selections from the collection were available for public previews
in New York, London and LA. The auction was a true world-wide event with
online bidders participating in tandem with live bidders on the auction
floor.
Julien Entertainment,
the same company which managed Barbra's first wave of eBay auctions
sponsored the sale. Among the items up for bids were the famous costume
Barbra wore in The Owl and the Pussycat ($13,250) along with her sailor
themed gown from her TV special, My Name Is Barbra ($12,750).
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The New York Previews |
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The New York branch
of Tokyo's Takashimaya department store offered a preview of select
important Streisand gowns and costumes. The New York showing
included the following:
(1) My Name Is Barbra sailor costume ($12,750)
(2) Funny Girl stage costume ($19,750)
(3) Gown worn for Barbra's first Life cover sitting
($2,250)
(4) Academy Awards gown worn in 1970 ($8,250)
(5) Gown for the premiere of Funny Girl in New York
($5,250)
(6) Gown worn while singing for JFK in 1963 ($6,000)
(7) Hello, Dolly! costume (Love Is Only Love)
($3,200)
(8) Gown worn for Lindsay fundraiser in New York ($1,250)
(9) Barbra's gown for the Scopus Awards ($4,900)
(10) Costume from A Happening In Central Park
($3,400)
(11) NYC opening night costume from The Concert
($2,050)
(12) Basin Street East costume ($2,050)
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The Official
Auction Catalogue |
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Our cameras were
rolling at the New York exhibition opening.
Watch a (RealPlayer) clip of our exclusive footage.
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The Most Popular" $12, 750
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Barbra wore this
signature sailor-themed costume during the opening sequences of
her first TV special, My Name Is Barbra in 1965. It is a
dazzling gown in vibrant red, white and blue. The Streisand
auction gave us a rare opportunity to see this magnificent outfit
in color for the very first time. Imagine how magnificent the
special would have been had color television been the norm of the
day back in 1965. Sadly, the gown is showing signs of age, but the
collector who won the auction vows to its proper preservation.
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The Most Expensive: $28,800
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Items from
Barbra's appearance on The Judy Garland Show were the
most expensive. This sailor top, which Barbra designed and wore
during the 1963 show sold for $28,800. The costume was
incomplete (it was missing the neck wrap), but it did not deter
the most fierce bidding of the auction. After all, Barbra wore
it for the most famous duet in television history. If she ever
locates the missing piece, Barbra promises to send it on to the
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