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...
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Sep 23, 2022
Jerry Alten and TV GUIDE
When I began work on the Richard Amsel documentary, one of the first people I reached out to was Jerry Alten. Alten was the art director...
Sep 20, 2022
Amsel's Lost Art: YENTL
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...
Sep 13, 2022
Cutting the habit -- and the poster
Jeffrey Wells called out a little edit made to Amsel's MCCABE & MRS. MILLER poster on the HBO Max page, and it gave me a laugh. Warren...
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...
Jul 20, 2022
RAIDERS, re-loved...
Last Saturday, July 16th, marked the 40th anniversary of RAIDERS' nationwide re-release in theaters. I remember it vividly. Long before...
May 22, 2022
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, 2022
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, 2022
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, 2022
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, 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...
Jan 3, 2022
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,...
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