Hudson Valley Auctioneers – Unreserved Estate Collections Auction
Monday, October 2, 5 pm
432 Main Street, Beacon, NY 12508
www.hudsonvalleyauctioneers.com

BEACON, N.Y. — After the sit-in at the lunch counter at the Montgomery, Ala., courthouse in 1960, Marzette Watts and eight others were expelled from Alabama State College (ASC).

Enduring intimidation from the police and the Ku Klux Klan, Marzette, a founding member of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, left Alabama and enrolled at NYU in New York City. Having been an art major at ASC, he continued his studies in the department where famed Amistad muralist Hale Woodruff was teaching. He later spent a year at the Sorbonne.

Settling into 27 Cooper Square in Manhattan, Marzette became part of a vibrant community, which included Le Roi Jones, Allen Ginsberg, Larry Rivers and Free Jazz musician Archie Schepp. The activism of the Free Jazz movement shifted Marzette’s genius from painting to music.

He became a close friend of Lawrence Weiner with whom he worked on soundtracks. Later, he formed his own recording companies and eventually taught at Wesleyan.

Hudson Valley Auctioneers will offer 150 lots, including oils, ink on paper and watercolors by Watts on Monday, October 9, at 7 pm.

There will also be photographs and a rare Delancey Street Museum flyer featuring a Bob Thompson exhibit. This will be an in-person as well as LiveAuctioneers event.

There will be a preview on Sunday, October 8, 2 to 5 pm and on Monday, October 9, 5 pm until auction at 7 pm.

A bound color catalog featuring an in-depth biography of Marzette Watts and images of all 150 lots is available.

Forward a check in the amount of $40 ($35. plus $5 shipping) to the order of Hudson Valley Auctioneers at the address shown below. To pay with a credit card, call Neil Vaughn at 914-489-2399 or email 432mainstreet@gmail.com.

Hudson Valley Auctioneers, 432 Main Street, Beacon, NY 12508. For more information, 845-831-6800 or www.hudsonvalleyauctioneers.com.

Featuring several collections, including vintage doorstops, bookends, Native American jewelry, Danish and Norwegian, Scandinavian jewelry and fine vintage gold, etc.
Preview Sunday, 2-4pm; Monday, 3-4:30pm
TERMS: Cash, check, all major credit cards, wire transfer. • Buyer’s Premium 28% with 3% discount for cash & check discount. Wire fee $20. ACH accepted. Sales Tax 8.125%, unless New York State ST120 sales tax exemption is filed with us or items shipped out of state by certified shipper.
Absentee, phone bids and online bidding through www.liveauctioneers.com
Neil Vaughn, Auctioneer 914-489-2399 • Theo De Haas, Sales Manager 845-480-2381 Office, 845-838-3049 • Fax 845-838-6806
www.hudsonvalleyauctioneers.com • 432 Main St, Beacon, NY 12508