Lena Horne Treasures At Auction; Doyle New York Offers Jewelry, Souvenirs, Art Block

Fans of the singer and star of the civil rights activist of the late Lena Horne can own part of the legend.

On the block: This Louis Vuitton trunk comes with stickers inscribed Lena Horne Hayton

At 14:00 on Wednesday, 200 pieces of jewelry, furniture, signed items, art and clothes are in the auction by Doyle New York.

Horne, who died last May at 92, had filled his apartment on the Upper East Side of personal treasures that have marked the surprising variety of his decades-long career.

You want some personal Horne shine? The auction includes dresses, bags and balls Chanel, Louis Vuitton bag (recorded for the singer), sewing hats, mink coats and countless bracelets, brooches and earrings.

Horne was a collector of 20 - century African American art and its many paintings collected, bronzes and sculptures are on the block. Prints and posters, including Pablo Picasso linocuts are also available.

Fans of the singer himself must be the luckiest of all. A particular gem: 1941 Portrait of a writer and photographer Carl Van Vechten young Horne, considering the distance hair, long and loose.

Born in Brooklyn, Horne began performing at the Cotton Club in Harlem when she was 16.

Despite fire door of Hollywood films because of the ticket in the South and being forced to eat separately from white members of his touring band, she loved to perform. In the late 1950s, Lena Horne at the Waldorf-Astoria "is a Top 10 album, and she received a Tony nomination for the Broadway musical" Jamaica. "

In 1978 came the movie "The Wiz" in 1981 and the culmination of his professional success, "Lena Horne. The lady and her music," This woman Broadway show lasted 14 months and received Drama Desk Awards, Grammy and Tony.

Interested buyers can bid Doyle New York showroom at 175 East 87: th St. or register online at doylenewyork.com.