Where did the J. Doe’s go after their 6 Month (May thru September, 2001) display in the Greater Omaha Metro Area? 36+ J. Does were purchased by their Sponsor.  66  were Auction off - bids range from $1000 to $9,500 per J. Doe. Top 14 final bids are below. See near bottom for Average bids or selling price Yes, 66 0f 105 J. Does were Auction off in front of a sold out crowd at the Rose Blumkin Center of the Performing Arts, the evening of Saturday 29, 2001. The J. Doe Project and this Auction was a fund raiser for the City of Omaha Public Arts Commission.  Were the money or proceeds from each winning bid go toward? 1/3 of the purchase price goes to the artist.  1/3 goes to the charity of bidder or artist choice- The bidder decides.  1/3 will go to the City of Omaha Public Arts Commission. According to September 30th, Sunday Omaha World Herald story “Does see Dough and away they go” (page B12), this auction raise $251,050 for the City of Omaha Public Arts Commission. This story lists 14 J. Does that received final bid of $5000 or More.  Each J. Doe final bid is listed with Charity sharing in the Proceed (where Know) Mo-Pi-Doe: The Marriage of Mozart, Picasso, and Doe, $9,500, Nebraska AIDS Project The Glory of the West, $9,000, Girl Scouts of America  AnDramaDoe, $8,000, Guardian Angel Daycare  Recycle Man, $7,250  Mo Doe River, $7,000  Doe Knows Baseball, $6,500, New York City relief fund  Unification, $6,500  J. Doe and the Magic Carpet, $5,500, Mid-City Conservatory  Garden Doe, $5,000, United Methodist Church  Miro' Doe, $5,000, Family Services  The Bearable Lightness of Being, $5,000, Nebraska Humane Society  Sac Man, $5,000, Nebraska Wind Symphony  Guardian Angel, $5,000, Omaha Theater for Young People  Man's Spiritual Connection to the Earth, $5,000, Gretna Elementary Click on J. Doe name above for its picture. According to Friday, February 14th, 2003 Omaha Would Herald Article "Joe 11 Sale sees lower prices": - Top Selling J.doe II :"Mo-Pi-Doe" for $9,500 - Average Selling price:  $3,500 NOTE:   Seconds J.Doe Exhibits, J Doe II, Displayed Indoor, Were held in the Omaha area - Aug. 1st to Dec. 31st, 2002.  The J. Doe II Auction was held Sunday, February 9th, 2003 about1:33pm at Brite Ideas Decorating on 38th and Farnam

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