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Sep 15

Society of Illustrators Hall of Fame 2023 event!

On Saturday, September 9th, 2023, The Society of Illustrators inducted Richard Amsel posthumously into their Hall of Fame. The event...

Sep 6

An Interview with Stephen Anderson, and holding dear to happy nostalgia

I recently wrote about Richard Amsel’s fondness for Disney, and his unfulfilled dreams of becoming an animator. I also did a recent...

Aug 2

Filmmaker Adam McDaniel's video Q&A now available

For Immediate Release Filmmaker Adam McDaniel conducts video Q&A regarding AMSEL: ILLUSTRATOR OF THE LOST ART Documentary to Profile the...

Jul 14

Gary Bralow and the truth behind the Richard Amsel estate

This post is a continuation of my June 27th entry, regarding my research into the Richard Amsel estate. As I’ve mentioned, one of the...

Jul 8

Amsel to be inducted into The Society of Illustrators Hall of Fame

This just in: The Society of Illustrators in New York is inducting Richard Amsel into their Hall of Fame, in a special ceremony on Sept....

Jun 29

A look into Amsel’s process behind the RAIDERS poster

With the release of INDIANA JONES AND THE DIAL OF DESTINY, I wanted to share a new promo featurette that has been a long, long time...

Jun 27

Judith Davis Goldman and the bittersweet advantages of time

Many years of work and research have been poured into this project, long before I filmed my first interview with David Byrd in the summer...

Feb 26

Featurette/sneak peek: Richard Amsel and Bette Midler

As February comes to a close, I wanted to give you a little sneak peek of a clip from the film, focusing on Richard Amsel’s association...

Oct 25, 2022

TEASER TRAILER RELEASED FOR AMSEL: ILLUSTRATOR OF THE LOST ART

Well, here it is -- a very early teaser for the film: I want to give a special shout out to editor Craig Trow, who suggested the idea of...

Sep 5, 2022

Amsel's Lost Art: Amsel, the Animator…

I’ve previously shared a few posts highlighting some of Richard Amsel's unused and rarely seen works. Over the years I’ve acquired many...

Aug 30, 2022

Amsel, animated!

I've regularly credited filmmaker Kevin Burke, and his documentary 24x36, with helping to inspire me in setting out to make a film on...

Aug 23, 2022

Family Truth

OK, another blog post. It’s a bit long and rambling, but you’ll want to read this one. Promise. I've lost track of how many times I've...

Nov 30, 2021

Amsel's quilt panel on display for WORLD AIDS DAY

In honor of this year's WORLD AIDS DAY, quilt block 5992, which includes Richard Amsel's panel, will be displayed to the public from...

Nov 27, 2021

Amsel inducted into the ALBUM COVER HALL OF FAME!

Yesterday I received an email from Mike Goldstein, the Curator/Editor of AlbumCoverHallofFame.com: I'm writing to you today to inform...

Sep 24, 2021

Amsel's panel on the AIDS Quilt to be displayed in December

A recent update to my previous post regarding Richard Amsel's panel on the AIDS Memorial Quilt. In honor of this year's WORLD AIDS DAY,...

Sep 18, 2021

Follow up re: Amsel's panel on the AIDS Memorial Quilt

In 2018, I had a panel made in Richard Amsel’s honor for inclusion in the AIDS Memorial Quilt. The panel was first unveiled in Los...

Jun 10, 2021

ART OF THE MOVIES posts Amsel Retrospective

Last February I posted an interview with writer Adam Kennedy, for his blog ART OF THE MOVIES. Today he posted a lovely retrospective of...

Jun 7, 2021

Amsel's panel for the AIDS Memorial Quilt finally viewable on the Interactive AIDS Quilt page

I want to thank everyone for their kind comments regarding my recent writeup celebrating Richard Amsel’s two posters for RAIDERS OF THE...

Jun 4, 2021

The Return of the Great Adventure: RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK celebrates 40 years!

June 12th marks the 40th anniversary of RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK. To celebrate, I wanted to share some details about the two posters...

Feb 10, 2021

ART OF THE MOVIES interview

Last December I did an interview with writer Adam Kennedy, for his blog ART OF THE MOVIES. I'm happy to share that Kennedy's writeups are...

Dec 30, 2020

New "INDYCAST" Podcast

Over the years I've done a few interviews for "THE INDYCAST" podcast to discuss the Richard Amsel website and documentary. The podcast is...

Dec 29, 2020

HE SHOOTS, HE DRAWS PODCAST

The first of these interviews was with DAVE CLAYTON, for his podcast “HE SHOOTS, HE DRAWS”. It’s easily the most detailed and candid convers

Dec 4, 2020

YES, THERE WILL BE A BOOK.

It is a question I’ve been asked literally hundreds of times since I first launched www.richardamsel.info back in early 2008. As December...

Dec 5, 2019

Update re: Richard Amsel's new panel for the AIDS Memorial Quilt

Just a quick update regarding the quilt display on World AIDS Day: R. Schuyler Hooke of the SUNY Downstate Medical Center provided these...

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