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Bruce Lee's Personally Owned Tank Top W/COA

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Historical Memorabilia Start Price:500.00 USD
Bruce Lee's Personally Owned Tank Top W/COA
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Bruce Lee's Personally Owned Tank Top Worn While Teaching Late Son Brandon Lee Board Break W/Photos & COA - This tank top was personally owned by actor, film director, martial artist, martial arts instructor, philosopher, and founder of the martial art Jeet Kune Do, Bruce Lee. The navy blue tank top has a red wing design with a yellow star in the center, and was worn by Lee while practicing the martial arts technique of breaking with his late son Brandon. In 1993, this tank top was sold at The Linda Lee Collection Auction conducted by Superior Auctions in Beverly Hills. In 1993, our seller purchased many poems and documents from the Linda Lee Collection Auction in Beverly Hills, as he was present for the sale. This tank was acquired years later from a different, private collector. Our seller says he purchased it privately in either 1998 or 1999. The tank top will be accompanied by a certificate of authenticity, along with (2) photographs of Bruce Lee wearing the piece, one practicing with his son and one alone. To view a copy of the certificate of authenticity, please email brigitte@gwsauctions.com. Bruce Lee is widely considered by commentators, critics, media, and other martial artists to be one of the most influential martial artists of all time and a pop culture icon of the 20th century. He is often credited with helping to change the way Asians were presented in American films, and elevating the traditional Hong Kong martial arts film to a new level of popularity and acclaim, sparking a surge of interest in Chinese martial arts in the West in the 1970s. The direction and tone of his films dramatically changed and influenced martial arts and martial arts films in the US, Hong Kong, and the rest of the world. Lee was named by Time Magazine as one of the 100 most influential people of the 20th century.