One of the earliest interviews I filmed for the documentary was with artist BOB SCHULENBERG, who was also good friends with Richard Amsel and David Byrd. David had put me in touch with Bob at the project’s inception, so when he told me he’d be making a brief visit to Los Angeles, I jumped at the chance to film him. As today is Bob’s birthday, I decided to reconnect with him, only to find that he sadly passed away in the spring of last year. I was surprised by the news, as I

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

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I’ve previously shared a few posts highlighting some of Richard Amsel's unused and rarely seen works. I wanted to share just a small...

My previous post highlighted Amsel's unused poster for TERMS OF ENDEARMENT. which was just one of the many pieces that has fallen into...

Years ago, Richard Amsel's friend Michael Danahy relayed a story to me regarding a Barbra Streisand portrait Amsel had painted in the...