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- May 18
Leyendecker exhibit in NYC
On the Facebook group "The Golden Age of Illustration", contributor John Ingle wrote about a current exhibit featuring JC Leyendecker's...


- Jan 30, 2022
On "CODED" messages in illustration...
I just watched the documentary "CODED: THE HIDDEN LOVE OF J.C. LEYENDECKER" on Paramount+, which profiles the art of America's first...


- Jul 21, 2018
Respects to J.C. Leyendecker
One of my all-time favorite illustrators is the late, great J. C. Leyendecker. In an indirect way, his work played a significant factor...


- Feb 11, 2018
Another Amsel rediscovery: Merv Griffin portrait
However extensive I've tried to be with my research into Richard Amsel's life and work, there always seems to be a new discovery (or,...


- Feb 7, 2018
TEN YEARS!
It's hard to believe that I launched this website 10 years ago today. I began building the website in late 2007. I was unemployed at the...


- Jan 12, 2016
J.C. Leyendecker revisited.
Heads up on this fascinating article about J.C. Leyendecker, who is not only one of the giants of illustration, but whose work helped...


- Jan 1, 2015
Two new images!
As 2014 comes to a close, I have two new images to share, thanks to Teresa Ghiretti Amsel: Richard Amsel's portrait of W.C. Fields, and a...