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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...
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
Oct 28, 2018
Andrea Alvin discusses John Alvin, Richard Amsel, and the legacies of those gone far too soon...
It’s been over three years since I filmed my first interview for the documentary, and I realize that a day must soon come when it’s time...
Jul 15, 2017
Status updates / Movie poster momentum
The last few weeks have been pretty crazy. I just got back from a second trip to the east coast in the last four months; while I did film...
Jun 17, 2017
HUFFPOST Article: Peak, Amsel, and Struzan
I first remember seeing Erik Sharkey, the director of the wonderful documentary DREW: THE MAN BEHIND THE POSTER, when the film screened...
Jun 17, 2017
HUFFPOST Article: Peak, Amsel, and Struzan
I first remember seeing Erik Sharkey, the director of the wonderful documentary DREW: THE MAN BEHIND THE POSTER, when the film screened...
Jun 16, 2017
HUFFPOST Article: Peak, Amsel, and Struzan
I first remember seeing Erik Sharkey, the director of the wonderful documentary DREW: THE MAN BEHIND THE POSTER, when the film screened...
May 28, 2017
The Life and Legacy of Bob Peak
The poster dates back to the early 19th century, and since its early days with the work of Henry Toulouse-Latrec, it has continually...
May 7, 2017
Roger Reed: The illustrated man
I remember, as a kid, thumbing through a 1984 edition of ILLUSTRATOR IN AMERICA at my local library. It was a massive, oversized coffee...
May 6, 2017
Spiros Angelikas: The most interesting man in the advertising world
“Do you mind if I smoke?” Spiros Angelikas asks me, politely. His voice is smooth, smoky, calm, and assured, with a thick but...
May 5, 2017
20,000 Leagues of his own: interviewing Greg Hildebrandt
It’s almost impossible to overstate how greatly our modern conceptions of fantasy art have been shaped by the work of the Brothers...
Jan 23, 2017
My Indycast interview regarding Amsel!
Last Thursday I did a Skype interview with Ed Dolista for the Indycast blog. We discussed the Amsel documentary at length, and it was...
Aug 4, 2016
New trailer for "24x36", a documentary about movie posters!
Behold, the new trailer for 24X36: A Movie About Movie Posters -- Kevin Burke's documentary on movie poster art! Hard to believe it was...
Aug 4, 2016
New trailer for "24x36", a documentary about movie posters!
Behold, the new trailer for 24X36: A Movie About Movie Posters -- Kevin Burke's documentary on movie poster art! Hard to believe it was...
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