Life and career of Tony Bennett celebrated at New York auction

Julien's Auctions hosts online sale on April 18 and 19 

An assemblage portrait of Tony Bennett by David Hockey.

He might have left his heart in San Francisco but millions of people everywhere took singer Tony Bennett to their own hearts. His extraordinary life and career will be celebrated at a live and online sale by Julien’s Auctions in New York on April 18 and 19. With everything from a 1965 letter of appreciation from Martin Luther King (for his performance at the 1965 Selma march) to acclaimed original sketches and signed sheet music duets the sale tracks how his life mirrored American cultural, social and political history over many decades.

A sketch by Tony Bennett of Princess Grace signed by Grace.