Mass. Record-Breaking Auction of Bob Ross Art Pulls in over $1 Million for Public TV

Bob Ross Paintings Fetch $1.2 Million for Public TV After Trump Axes Federal Funding

Three paintings by late artist Bob Ross sold for a total of $1.27 million in support of public TV following the cuts by the Trump administration.

Mass. record-breaking auction of Bob Ross art pulls in over $1 million for public TV

Each painting up for auction Tuesday well exceeded their appraisals, with one breaking the record for a Bob Ross piece sold at auction. The proceeds of the blockbuster sale will go toward Create, a network run American Public Television, the original distributors of Ross' show "The Joy of Painting."

Bob Ross Sale Nets $1.27m for U.S. Public Television

Bonhams Skinner’s ‘Americana’ sale saw a trio of paintings from the adored television artist transcend estimates, accounting for more than half of total sales.