NPR

The first of 30 Bob Ross works were auctioned to help public TV. They broke records

The first of 30 Bob Ross paintings — many of them created live on the PBS series that made him a household name — have been auctioned off to support public television. Ross, with his distinctive afro, ...
CNN

Bob Ross paintings to be auctioned to support public TV stations after federal funding cuts

Thirty paintings created by the bushy-haired, soft-spoken Bob Ross will soon be up for auction to defray the costs of programming for public television stations suffering from cuts in federal funding.
Rolling Stone

Bob Ross Paintings Fetch $1.2 Million for Public TV After Trump Axes Federal Funding

Three paintings by late artist Bob Ross — who taught art to viewers nationwide for more than a decade in the 1980s and early Nineties on PBS TV series, The Joy of Painting — sold for a total of $1.27 ...
Variety

‘Last Week Tonight With John Oliver’ Auction Raises More Than $1.5 Million for Public Broadcasting, Including New Record for a Bob Ross Painting

There are no mistakes: Late artist Bob Ross‘ happy trees are about to once again help out public broadcasting. On last week’s 2025 finale of “Last Week Tonight With John Oliver,” the host convinced ...