LSU hoops legend Pete Maravich’s letterman jacket sells for $117K

The letterman jacket that basketball great “Pistol” Pete Maravich wore for three years at Louisiana State University sold for $116,924 in December 2021. Photo credit: Grey Flannel Auctions
The letterman jacket that basketball great “Pistol” Pete Maravich wore for three years at Louisiana State University sold for $116,924 in December 2021. Photo credit: Grey Flannel Auctions
The letterman jacket that basketball great “Pistol” Pete Maravich wore for three years at Louisiana State University sold for $116,924 in December 2021. Photo credit: Grey Flannel Auctions

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) – Basketball great “Pistol” Pete Maravich’s college letterman jacket sold for nearly $117,000 at an auction during the weekend, more than 50 years after his record-setting career at Louisiana State University.

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Neue Galerie exhibition of Austrian and German Art runs through March 13

Gustav Klimt (1862–1918), ‘Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I,’ 1907, oil, silver, and gold leaf on canvas. Neue Galerie New York. Acquired through the generosity of Ronald S. Lauder, the heirs of the Estates of Ferdinand and Adele Bloch-Bauer, and the Estee Lauder Fund

 

Gustav Klimt (1862–1918), ‘Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I,’ 1907, oil, silver, and gold leaf on canvas. Neue Galerie New York. Acquired through the generosity of Ronald S. Lauder, the heirs of the Estates of Ferdinand and Adele Bloch-Bauer, and the Estee Lauder Fund
Gustav Klimt (1862–1918), ‘Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I,’ 1907, oil, silver, and gold leaf on canvas. Neue Galerie New York. Acquired through the generosity of Ronald S. Lauder, the heirs of the Estates of Ferdinand and Adele Bloch-Bauer, and the Estee Lauder Fund

NEW YORK – On November 11, Neue Galerie New York opened Modern Worlds: Austrian and German Art, 1890-1940, an exhibition of major works of Austrian and German fine art and design from the permanent collection.

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