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- May 22
The tragedy of silenced voices...
A month ago I finally got around to taking my five-times-delayed honeymoon cruise to Vancouver. It was lovely, but we both caught...

- Mar 29
R.I.P.: Charlie White III
I'm saddened by the passing of illustrator CHARLIE WHITE III, who died earlier this month. I met him only on two occasions (both art...

- Mar 21
For the Love of LUCY…
I’ve been anxious to get out of “The COVID Complacency” that’s dominated my life for the past two years, and get back to the business of...

- Feb 24
R.I.P.: Sally Kellerman (1937-2022)
The great SALLY KELLERMAN has died – the tall, sexy, vivacious, funny and sultry actress and singer with a husky voice, who starred in...

- Jan 30
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...

- Jan 3
Welcome to 2022, Giving Thanks, and Bittersweet Remembrances...
Happy new year, everyone! First and foremost, I want to thank all those who contributed to the documentary through our Fractured Atlas...

- 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...

- Oct 27, 2021
Amsel's Lost Art: America's Bicentennial!
It was almost six years ago when I interviewed the late Bob Esty in his home. Bob had a framed print of one of Richard Amsel's works -- a...

- 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...

- Aug 6, 2021
Oleg Cassini: A Fashion Icon, an Iconic Image
Even at the height of his career in movie posters, Richard Amsel continued to work on other projects. This included album covers, TV...

- Jul 24, 2021
Site updates: Merging the blog archives
The folks at WIX, which I use to maintain this site, have finally included a feature I've long hoped for: the ability to merge different...

- Jun 22, 2021
Amsel's Lost Art: KRULL!!!
My most recent posts highlight some of Richard Amsel's unused and rarely seen works. While Amsel's talents were in high demand, he often...

- Jun 21, 2021
Amsel's Lost Art: Unpublished TV GUIDE cover for "THE ROOKIES"
Adding to the collection of rarely seen work is Richard Amsel's unpublished TV GUIDE cover for the series, "THE ROOKIES". This was a...

- Jun 18, 2021
Amsel's Lost Art: FUNNY LADY
My previous post highlighted Amsel's unused poster for TERMS OF ENDEARMENT. which was just one of the many pieces that has fallen into...

- Jun 18, 2021
Amsel's Lost Art: TERMS OF ENDEARMENT
The tagline of my documentary is "Illustrator of the Lost Art" for three reasons. First, it's an obvious (if perhaps tacky) play on...

- Jun 12, 2021
YAHOO! MOVIES profiles RAIDERS' 40th, gives Amsel his due...
For some time now, I've had friendly communications with writer and author Mark O'Connell, whose lovely book WATCHING SKIES: STAR WARS,...

- Jun 12, 2021
Donate now for the chance to win a print of Amsel's RAIDERS artwork, and receive other perks!
With RAIDERS fever in the air this weekend, I thought it was time to have another series of donation incentives for the documentary....

- 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...