(6-27-26) Public broadcasting continues to face funding issues across the country, but PBS legend Bob Ross is here to help. Indiana’s WIPB Ball State PBS station has partnered with auction house Bonhams Skinner to sell one of the late, painter’s many works. “Mountain Summit” which was created in 1988 during season 13 of Ross’ television series, The Joy of Painting.

‘The Joy of Painting’ remains one of the most recognizable public television shows in U.S. history.Credit: Bonhams Skinner

The auction opens up for bids on June 30, as part of the auction house’s American Stories series celebrating the nation’s upcoming 250th anniversary. Net proceeds of the sale will go to WIPB in Muncie, IN,.

WIPB PBS is particularly suited for the event. Ross filmed 30 out of 31 seasons of The Joy of Painting at WIPB which quickly became a nationally recognized series after its debut in 1982. 

To place a bid— Bonhams Skinner

Snowy peaks point toward the heavens as Bob Ross surrounds all of this with a happy gathering of landscape finery.