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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...
Oct 25, 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 23, 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 20, 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 13, 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...
Sep 5, 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...
Jul 20, 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...
May 22, 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 29, 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...
Mar 21, 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...
Feb 24, 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 30, 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...
Jan 3, 2022
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 30, 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...
Nov 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...
Oct 27, 2021
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