The Hollywood Entertainment Museum (HEM) will continue to sell items from its archives in an effort to save its media arts highschool program for at risk students. Included in the auction are 116 transparencies of Marilyn Monroe appearing on the cover of more than a dozen magazines.View the online auction listing at http://www.icollector.com/auction.aspx?as=17212&p=1&ps=100&kw=marilyn%20monroe
The full press release for the auction is provided below:
Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010
Historically Significant Hollywood Items Continue at Auction for Charity The Hollywood Entertainment Museum will Auction more of its Prized Collection March 27th and April 17th.
Hollywood, CA – Hollywood Entertainment Museum (HEM) announced today the continuation of the auction of its prized collection in an effort to save its media arts high school program for at-risk kids. Plans are in place to host two online auctions with live auctioneer streaming Saturday March 27th, and Saturday April 17th. Presented by Super Auctions, these auctions make available some of Hollywood’s most iconic items.
Fantastic discoveries of lost Hollywood history are being made as a warehouse full of original pieces of history are being cataloged and verified. Included in this lot are more than 100 color transparencies of “Marilyn Monroe – Cover Girl”, color slides from Gone with the Wind, and an entire Max Factor collection dating from 1917 through 1970.
But it’s not all about the items. Phyllis Caskey, President of Hollywood Entertainment Museum (HEM) and main force in creating the Hollywood Media Arts Academy, a collaboration between HEM and the Los Angeles County Office of Education, explains the powerful impact of the school: “In just a short period of time, I see the transformation that takes place in students who attend the Hollywood Media Arts Academy. While training for careers in the media arts, they earn their high school diplomas leading to higher education and security for their futures and families.”
Founded in 1986, HEM’s program mixes culture and education as one of the most successful in the country, and it serves as a global model. This unique fusion of education, community and culture grounds HEM in a deep sense of social responsibility. As a result, more than 82 percent of HEM students graduated high school, and 50 percent of those graduates went on to college.
Like all schools, HEM is faced with tough economic conditions, and has found a unique way to cover expenses. HEM’s auction will raise money to keep the program in operation. Fans of movies, television shows and the stars of by-gone eras, have an opportunity to claim a piece of history, while providing educational opportunities that change lives.
For more information on items and bidding, visit www.superauctions.com.
ABOUT HOLYWOOD ENTERTAINMENT MUSEUM (HEM) (hollywoodmuseum.com)
HEM, founded in 1986 as a 501(c)3 non-profit, is an exceptional mix of culture and education. Through the Hollywood Media Arts Academy, HEM uses entertainment media as a vehicle to inspire, engage and teach at-risk youth. This unique fusion of education, community and culture grounds HEM in a deep sense of social responsibility and exemplifies the spirit of Los Angeles.
ABOUT SUPER AUCTIONS (superauctions.com): Super Auctions, Certified and Accredited Auctioneers from Huntington Beach, California, is the World’s Largest Entertainment Auction Company who specialize in the Auctioning, Marketing, Consulting and Appraising of Amusement & Entertainment Based Assets and Real Estate. Super Auctions has been exclusively serving the Entertainment Industry sector for more than 16 years.
