While Richard Amsel may best be known today for his movie posters and TV Guide covers, not to mention his iconic portraits of Bette Midler, he still achieved considerable success in other areas – and at a very, very young age. A comprehensive list of all of Amsel’s work for record albums will be described in the forthcoming documentary and book. Today, however, I’ll focus instead just on art he created for RCA Records, in a series of classic rereleases and compilations, ran

fThe immense popularity of Richard Amsel’s work isn’t limited to his movie posters or album covers. In fact, if you were to ask Americans in the early 1980s what he was best known for, many would have cited his work for TV GUIDE. Throughout his 13-year association with the magazine, Amsel’s covers ranged from such high profile stories and figures as the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, the television premiere of GONE WITH THE WIND, the wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana,

Of all the unused movie poster art Richard Amsel created, I think my favorite remains THE SEVEN-PER-CENT SOLUTION. It’s an absolutely gorgeous piece, reflecting the Alphonse Mucha / Art Nouveau period in which the film was set. A digitally restored image of Richard Amsel's unused SEVEN-PER-CENT SOLUTION poster. I remember seeing the film on television when I was a kid, and while much of it went over my head (it would be a few years before I even understood the significance

Following my last post about FUNNY GIRL and FUNNY LADY, two people have asked me about Amsel’s unused artwork for another Barbra Streisand classic, WHAT’S UP, DOC? Well, I aim to please. But first, let me give a little backstory on my Amsel art digital archives, and why I haven’t done any updates to the old www.richardamsel.info site in many, many years. Since that tribute site’s launch in 2008, I’ve collected well over a thousand art images – from Amsel’s polished illust

In 2021 I wrote about Richard Amsel’s proposed poster art for FUNNY LADY, the 1975 musical about the further adventures of Fanny Brice. Barbra Streisand returned to her Oscar-winning role with gusto and aplomb, yet while the FUNNY GIRL sequel was another box office hit, and received several Oscar and Golden Globe nominations, it did not quite match the critical praise of its predecessor. The artwork lingered in my memory primarily because it was more akin to the streamlined

Happy 80th birthday to megawatt Hollywood superstar, writer, producer, and director SYLVESTER STALLONE, who turns 80 today! Pictured: Richard Amsel's tragically unused poster illustration for PARADISE ALLEY, which was Stallone's follow up to his smash hit ROCKY, and directorial debut. While it wasn't particularly successful with critics or audiences, it's a much better film than its reputation, and Amsel's artwork better reflects the more whimsical character elements. Some of

Happy Independence Day / Our July donation promo! I want to thank everyone who contributed during our June Pride Month giving promo. Those who requested thank you gifts should be receiving them within the next two or three weeks! The recipient of the Marilyn Monroe print has requested to remain anonymous, so I’m obviously going to respect their wishes. July’s now upon us, as is America’s Semiquincentennial of the Declaration of Independence. (I dare you to say semiquinc