Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga Auction for a Duet of Charities
Purchase one of a kind items from Gaga's Vanity Fair cover shoot as part of Vanity Fair's Charity Auction, launched today! Many of the proceeds will benefit Gaga's Born This Way Foundation. Go to www.ebay.com/ladygaga to view the items and start bidding now.
After recording “Lady Is a Tramp” for Tony Bennett’s newest album, Duets II, Lady Gaga posed for Bennett and Vanity Fair contributing photographer Annie Leibovitz in New York City. The resulting drawing and photograph can be seen exclusively in the January 2012 issue of Vanity Fair, available on newsstands now. You can own the original charcoal drawing, an original print of the Vanity Fair cover photograph signed by Annie Leibovitz, or one of several other unique items from the Vanity Fair shoot.
All proceeds go to Tony Bennett’s charity, Exploring the Arts, and Lady Gaga’s Born This Way Foundation.
"Lady Gaga"
ony Bennett created this charcoal portrait of Lady Gaga using Prismacolor Premier Art vine Charcoal sticks working on Fabriano Artisico heavy weight watercolor paper. The portrait measures 18" x 24" and is signed by the artist, using his given name "Benedetto" which is how Tony Bennett signs his original artwork.
Announced in November 2011 by Lady Gaga and her mother Cynthia Germanotta, the Born This Way Foundation (BTWF) will launch officially in 2012 and support programs and initiatives that deal with all aspects of empowering youth. The organization will lead youth into a braver new society where each individual is accepted and loved as the person they were born to be. BTWF will focus on youth empowerment and equality by addressing issues like self-confidence, well-being, anti-bullying, mentoring and career development and will utilize digital mobilization as one of the means to create positive change.
Founded in 1999 by Tony Bennett and his wife Susan Benedetto, the mission of Exploring the Arts (ETA) is to strengthen the role of the arts in public high school education. ETA's programs connect private funders, professional artists, and cultural institutions to ETA Partner Schools to achieve greater equality of resources and opportunity for youth of all means and backgrounds. Through targeted outreach ETA currently supports 14 NYC public high schools providing funding and support for scholarships, apprentice programs, arts equipment, teacher grants and staff development.
Save as your favorite nonprofit and give $1
whenever you make a purchase on eBay with
PayPal (eBay Login Required) <-- This option is available for both charities.
To protect bidder privacy, when the price or highest bid on an item reaches or exceeds a certain level, User IDs will be displayed as anonymous names. For auction items, a bold price means at least one bid has been received. (for the purpose of this post, auctions with bids will be colored teal & Gaga related items are bolded)
Note: Anonymous names may appear more than once and may represent different bidders.
The available auctions (Current Bid as of posting time):
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After recording “Lady Is a Tramp” for Tony Bennett’s newest album, Duets II, Lady Gaga posed for Bennett and Vanity Fair contributing photographer Annie Leibovitz in New York City. The resulting drawing and photograph can be seen exclusively in the January 2012 issue of Vanity Fair, available on newsstands now. You can own the original charcoal drawing, an original print of the Vanity Fair cover photograph signed by Annie Leibovitz, or one of several other unique items from the Vanity Fair shoot.
All proceeds go to Tony Bennett’s charity, Exploring the Arts, and Lady Gaga’s Born This Way Foundation.
"Lady Gaga"
ony Bennett created this charcoal portrait of Lady Gaga using Prismacolor Premier Art vine Charcoal sticks working on Fabriano Artisico heavy weight watercolor paper. The portrait measures 18" x 24" and is signed by the artist, using his given name "Benedetto" which is how Tony Bennett signs his original artwork.
- Limited edition print of Lady Gaga’s Vanity Fair Cover Photo, signed by Annie Leibovitz
- Limited edition print of Tony Bennett’s “Gondola, Venice”
- Alexis Bitter cocktail ring worn by Lady Gaga
- Daler-Rowney Paint Brush Set signed by Tony Bennett
- Mercura Sunglasses worn by Lady Gaga
- Autographed copy of “Tony Bennett in the Studio: A Life in Art and Music”
- House of Lavande crystal earrings worn by Lady Gaga
- Copy of “Lady Gaga x Terry Richardson”, with limited edition poster signed by Lady Gaga and Terry Richardson
- Brian Atwood heels worn by Lady Gaga
- Limited edition poster of Vanity Fair cover, signed by Lady Gaga
Announced in November 2011 by Lady Gaga and her mother Cynthia Germanotta, the Born This Way Foundation (BTWF) will launch officially in 2012 and support programs and initiatives that deal with all aspects of empowering youth. The organization will lead youth into a braver new society where each individual is accepted and loved as the person they were born to be. BTWF will focus on youth empowerment and equality by addressing issues like self-confidence, well-being, anti-bullying, mentoring and career development and will utilize digital mobilization as one of the means to create positive change.
Founded in 1999 by Tony Bennett and his wife Susan Benedetto, the mission of Exploring the Arts (ETA) is to strengthen the role of the arts in public high school education. ETA's programs connect private funders, professional artists, and cultural institutions to ETA Partner Schools to achieve greater equality of resources and opportunity for youth of all means and backgrounds. Through targeted outreach ETA currently supports 14 NYC public high schools providing funding and support for scholarships, apprentice programs, arts equipment, teacher grants and staff development.
Save as your favorite nonprofit and give $1
whenever you make a purchase on eBay with
PayPal (eBay Login Required) <-- This option is available for both charities.
To protect bidder privacy, when the price or highest bid on an item reaches or exceeds a certain level, User IDs will be displayed as anonymous names. For auction items, a bold price means at least one bid has been received. (for the purpose of this post, auctions with bids will be colored teal & Gaga related items are bolded)
Note: Anonymous names may appear more than once and may represent different bidders.
The available auctions (Current Bid as of posting time):
- 180774890682 || Current Bid: $610.00 || "Ltd Edition Lady Gaga Vanity Fair Cover Photo Signed by Annie Leibovitz"
- 180772753999 || Current Bid: $5,000.00 || Original Charcoal Portrait of Lady Gaga Drawn and Signed by Tony Bennett
- 180772777219 || Current Bid: $405.00 || Limited edition poster of Vanity Fair cover, signed by Lady Gaga
- 180772776033 || $380.00 || Lady Gaga Signed Poster with Copy of "Lady Gaga + Terry Richardson" Book
- 180772771413 || Current Bid: $200.00 || Brian Atwood Satin Heels worn by Lady Gaga in January 2012 Vanity Fair Size 39 (Size 8.5 US)
- 180772769943 || Current Bid: $127.50 || Alexis Bittar Cocktail Ring worn by Lady Gaga in January 2012 Vanity Fair
- 180772768184 || Current Bid: $152.50 || House of Lavande Crystal Earrings worn by Lady Gaga in January 2012 Vanity Fair
- 180772766686 || Current Bid: $305.00 || Mercura Sunglasses worn by Lady Gaga Featured in January 2012 Vanity Fair
- 180772751497 || Current Bid: $100.00 || Daler-Rowney Paint Brush Set and Case Signed by Tony Bennett
- 180772750626 || Current Bid: $500.00 || Limited Edition Giclee Print of Original Tony Bennett Painting "Gondola, Venice"
- 180772749526 || Curent Bid: $100.00 || Personalized Signed Copy of "Tony Bennett in the Studio: A Life in Art & Music"
Source: Lady Gaga | Facebook