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JULIEN’S AUCTIONS: ICONS & IDOLS TRILOGY - OBAMA JERSEY & DRESS PRESS RELEASE
For Immediate Release:
BARACK OBAMA’S HISTORIC GAME WORN HIGH
SCHOOL BASKETBALL JERSEY AND MICHELLE
OBAMA’S ICONIC BLACK NORMAN NORELL
VINTAGE DRESS TO BE OFFERED AT AUCTION
FOR THE FIRST TIME HEAD TO JULIEN’S AUCTIONS
The 44th U.S. President’s Historic 1979 Punahou School
Basketball Jersey Joins ICONS & IDOLS TRILOGY: SPORTS
December 3rd Featuring All-Star Items from Michael Jordan,
Colin Kaepernick, Kobe Bryant and More
Michele Obama’s Iconic Cocktail Dress–the First Vintage Dress
Ever Worn in Public by a First Lady–Will Headline
ICONS & IDOLS TRILOGY: HOLLYWOOD December 6th
European and U.S. Public
Exhibitions of Obama Pieces
to be Held at The Museum of
Style Icons at the Newbridge
Silverware Visitor’s Centre,
Newbridge, Co. Kildare, Ireland
October 12th to November 15th
and Julien’s Auctions Gallery in
Beverly Hills November
30th to December 4th
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3RD - SUNDAY, DECEMBER 6TH, 2020
Los Angeles, California – (September 30th, 2020) –Julien’s Auctions announced today that two
spectacular and historic items from the life and legacy of the Obama family have been added to their
highly anticipated auction season.
The historic game worn high school basketball jersey worn by the 44th President of the United States,
Barack Hussein Obama II, will be sold exclusively at the previously announced ICONS & IDOLS TRILOGY:
SPORTS, the world-record breaking auction house to the stars’ sports event featuring historic items from
Michael Jordan, Colin Kaepernick, Kobe Bryant and more, taking place Thursday, December 3rd, 2020,
live in Beverly Hills and online at www.juliensauctions.com.
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Barack “Barry” Obama wore this jersey during his senior
year at Punahou School as a member of the 1979 Hawaii
State Champion boys’ varsity team. The jersey in itself
represents the leadership and competitiveness he
brought as a basketball player to become the President
of the United States.
(photo right: 1979 yearbook photo of Obama
in his #23 jersey playing basketball)
In Obama’s memoir, Dreams From My Father, he writes,
“At least on the basketball court I could find a community
of sorts, with an inner life all its own. It was there that
I would make my closest white friends, on turf where
blackness couldn’t be a disadvantage.” It was through
basketball that Obama explored his racial identity and
his love for the game which would become a touchstone
throughout Obama’s personal life and presidency.
(photo below: 1979 yearbook photo of Obama
seated top right with basketball team)
At the start of Obama’s first term, the White House tennis court was converted to a basketball court where he
could be frequently seen playing pick-up games against NBA players and politicians alike. He remains the only
American president to have participated in a team sport while serving in the White House.
The Rawlings size 40 white mesh pullover features “PUNAHOU” and the number “23” on the front and reverse
side with yellow and blue stripes, Punahou’s school colors. The historic game worn jersey and rare piece
of American presidential history is estimated to sell at $150,000-$200,000 and is accompanied by a 1979
Punahou school yearbook, which includes photos of Barry Obama playing basketball in the same jersey.
As the nation’s first African-American president, Obama’s historic election into office and his two-term
presidency sparked hope and change around the world. With wife, First Lady Michelle Obama and their two
daughters Sasha and Malia, the Obama family left an enduring legacy of dignity and grace during their eight
years in the White House.
During her years as the First Lady of the United States, Michelle Obama’s achievements and style made her not
only one of the most iconic women in history but also the First Lady of Fashion.
Julien’s Auctions is proud to offer for the first time at auction a dress worn by the former First Lady: the black vintage
Norman Norell cocktail dress worn by First Lady Michelle Obama to the reception for Christmas in Washington, a
star studded televised charitable fundraiser and musical celebration of the holidays held December 12th, 2010,
at the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C. The headline making dress became a viral media sensation
around the world and was reported by People, The Huffington Post, The Telegraph as well as late night TV shows,
broadcast news and more to be the first time a First Lady had ever worn a vintage couture dress in public.
This circa 1950s dress with a fitted bodice, black satin straps and a silk organza tea-length skirt over an attached silk
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crinoline petticoat with multiple layers of tulle is estimated
to sell at $50,000-$70,000. It will headline Julien’s Auctions
ICONS & IDOLS TRILOGY: HOLLYWOOD taking place
Sunday, December 6th, 2020, live in Beverly Hills and
online at www.juliensauctions.com.
The dress created by Coty Award winning designer
Norman Norell was provided to the First Lady by
Back of renowned fashion house New York Vintage. Norell, known
Michelle Obama’s as “The Dean of American Fashion Designers,” had a
dress.
successful five-decade career that began in the 1920s
where he designed costumes for Paramount Studios in
New York, for the likes of Gloria Swanson and Rudolph
Valentino and fashion for Hollywood stars to wives of
industrialists and politicians.
“In this historic election year, Julien’s Auctions is honored
to offer these two sensational pieces from one of the most
iconic and revered Presidential couples, former President
Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama,” said
Martin Nolan, Executive Director of Julien’s Auctions.
“From Barack Obama’s high school basketball jersey, that
bode his destiny as the future U.S. Commander in Chief, to
the vintage dress that sealed Michelle Obama’s status as
a fashion forward style icon, these highly collectible items
exude the grace and glamour that the Obamas came to
be admired for during their years in the White House and
exemplify why they are American royalty.”
Special exhibitions in Europe and the U.S. for the public
to view these items prior to the auction will be held at
The Museum of Style Icons at the Newbridge Silverware
Visitors Centre, Newbridge, Co. Kildare, Ireland October
12th to November 15th and Julien’s Auctions in Beverly
Hills November 30th - December 4th.
Photo credit:
Jim Watson, Getty Images
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JULIEN’S AUCTIONS PUBLIC EXHIBITIONS
The Museum of Style Icons
Athgarvan Road, Newbridge,
Co. Kildare, Ireland
W12 HT62
Exhibition: Monday October 12th to Sunday November 15th.
Tickets & Information: https://visitnewbridgesilverware.com/about-the-museum-of-style-icons
JULIEN’S AUCTIONS PUBLIC EXHIBITION AND AUCTION LOCATION
Julien’s Auctions Beverly Hills
257 N. Canon Drive
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
Monday, November 30th to Friday, December 4th, 2020
Daily 11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time
Free to the Public
JULIEN’S AUCTIONS LIVE AND ONLINE AUCTION
ICONS & IDOLS TRILOGY: SPORTS
Thursday, December 3rd, 2020
Session I: 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time
Session II: 1:00 p.m. Pacific Time
ICONS & IDOLS TRILOGY: HOLLYWOOD
Sunday, December 6th, 2020
Session I: 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time
Session II: 1:00 p.m. Pacific Time
For more information please email - info@juliensauctions.com or call 310-836-1818.
ICONS & IDOLS TRILOGY IS A LIVE AUCTION
REGISTERING TO BID
Registration is required to bid in this online auction and can be done in person at the exhibition, or online
before the sale at the JuliensAuctions.com Registration page to bid by phone, proxy or in person, or online
at JuliensLive.com to bid live online, or by calling (310) 836-1818.
PLACING BIDS
LIVE AUCTION
There are four ways to bid in Live Auctions:
1. Bid with Julien’s Auctions online and live in real time at JuliensLive.com or via our iPhone App.
2. Bid over the telephone with an auction house representative.
3. Bid in person in the room at our auction events.
4. Bid in advance by absentee bid. Absentee bid forms are printed in the back of each catalogue, and are
also available by calling Julien’s Auctions or online by visiting www.juliensauctions.com/register-to-bid.
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ABOUT JULIEN’S AUCTIONS
Julien’s Auctions is the world record-breaking auction house to the stars. Collaborating with the famous
and the exclusive, Julien’s Auctions produces high profile auctions in the film, music, sports and art markets.
Julien’s Auctions has received international recognition for its unique and innovative auction events, which
attract thousands of collectors, investors, fans and enthusiasts from around the world. Julien’s Auctions
specializes in sales of iconic artifacts and notable collections including Marilyn Monroe, John Lennon, Ringo
Starr, Lady Gaga, Banksy, Cher, Michael Jackson, U2, Barbra Streisand, Les Paul, Neil Young, Elvis Presley,
Frank Sinatra, Jimi Hendrix, Hugh Hefner and many more.
In 2016, Julien’s Auctions received its second placement in the Guinness Book of World Records for the
sale of the world’s most expensive dress ever sold at auction, The Marilyn Monroe “Happy Birthday Mr.
President” dress which sold for $4.8 million. Julien’s Auctions achieved placement in the Guinness Book
of World Records in 2009 for the sale of Michael Jackson’s white glove, which sold for $480,000 making it
the most expensive glove ever sold at auction. In 2020, Julien’s Auctions received its third Guinness Book
of World Record placement for the sale of Kurt Cobain’s “MTV Unplugged” 1959 Martin D-18E acoustic-
electric guitar, which sold for $6 million making it the world’s most expensive guitar ever sold at auction.
Based in Los Angeles, Julien’s Auctions has a global presence bringing their auctions and exhibitions to
targeted destinations worldwide including London, New York, Las Vegas, Japan and China. Live auctions
are presented for bidders on-site and online via live streaming video and mobile technology. For more
information on Julien’s Auctions, go to www.juliensauctions.com. Connect with Julien’s Auctions at
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