Amsel’s Lost Art: SAHARA...and Brooke Shields' 17th birthday bash!
(This post is part of an ongoing series of Amsel’s “lost” work…) SAHARA was an exotic adventure/racing drama starring Brooke Shields, set...
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Jul 19, 2023
End of summer giving promo!
From now through the end of August, special giving promotions will be available at reduced prices! Those interested in receiving THANK...
Jul 14, 2023
Gary Bralow and the truth behind the Richard Amsel estate
This post is a continuation of my June 27th entry, regarding my research into the Richard Amsel estate. As I’ve mentioned, one of the...
Jul 8, 2023
Amsel to be inducted into The Society of Illustrators Hall of Fame
This just in: The Society of Illustrators in New York is inducting Richard Amsel into their Hall of Fame, in a special ceremony on Sept....
Jun 29, 2023
A look into Amsel’s process behind the RAIDERS poster
With the release of INDIANA JONES AND THE DIAL OF DESTINY, I wanted to share a new promo featurette that has been a long, long time...
Jun 27, 2023
Judith Davis Goldman and the bittersweet advantages of time
Many years of work and research have been poured into this project, long before I filmed my first interview with David Byrd in the summer...
Jun 20, 2023
Gary Goldman on animation, Disney, and unrealized dreams
I recently wrote about Richard Amsel’s fondness for Disney, and his unfulfilled dreams of becoming an animator. It was one of the reasons...
Jun 12, 2023
RAIDERS and INDY-fever...
One of the most popular and widely shared posts on this site was my writeup for RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK’s 40th anniversary, where I went...
Jun 7, 2023
Why pride matters.
No sooner had I written about celebrating Pride Month, when I hear about the violent protests that erupted at a school board meeting last...
Jun 6, 2023
June PRIDE MONTH giving promo!
To follow up on my post about LGBTQ+ PRIDE MONTH, I think having a new giving promo should be in order! Throughout the month of June, any...
Jun 6, 2023
Drew Struzan show at Musée Cinéma et Miniature, June 7-December 30, 2023
A new exhibit showcasing the iconic artwork of DREW STRUZAN opens June 7th at The Cinema & Miniature Museum in Lyon, France. From a...
Jun 1, 2023
Pride month, and Richard Amsel's defining iconography
June is LGBTQ+ PRIDE MONTH, which has become a tradition in the United States following the Stonewall riots' gay liberation protests in...
May 26, 2023
This is it! The last day of our SPRING MATCH!
Can you believe it’s already Friday? Our Spring Match campaign ends tonight at 11:59pm EST. My very special thanks to all those who...
May 25, 2023
Just two days left for our SPRING MATCH!
As a reminder, this week our fiscal sponsor, Fractured Atlas, is distributing $1,000 to 20 different projects for their annual Spring...
May 25, 2023
R.I.P.: Tina Turner, 1939-2023
The great TINA TURNER is gone. She died today, aged 83, at her home in Switzerland. Any biography I write here would be inadequate, but I...
May 22, 2023
Thank you/rewards perks are back!
As our SPRING MATCH donation incentive kicks off for this week (be sure to give by Friday, May 26th!), I have some good news to share....
May 18, 2023
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...
May 15, 2023
DONATIONS / SPRING MATCH!
We have an important update regarding AMSEL: ILLUSTRATOR OF THE LOST ART, and could use your help. Our fiscal sponsor, Fractured Atlas,...
May 2, 2023
Amsel's ORIENT EXPRESS
Kino Lorber has just announced an upcoming 4K BluRay of MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS -- Sidney Lumet's Oscar winning 1974 film adaptation...
Apr 19, 2023
Lily Tomlin's Intelligent Life...
This morning my publicist asked me to provide Amsel's image of Lily Tomlin. It made me smile, as I knew I would have to sort through the...
Apr 13, 2023
Spread the word...
This project has been over seven years in the making, but there's still so much more I hope to do. In the immediate future, I'm looking...
Apr 7, 2023
INDIANA JONES *illustrated* poster revealed...
Since RAIDERS' release in 1981, a number of artists have contributed posters for the INDIANA JONES films. Richard Amsel and Drew...
Apr 2, 2023
R.I.P.: Jerry Alten (1931-2023)
I'm very sad to learn this morning of the passing of JERRY ALTEN. My deepest sympathies go out to his family and friends. I interviewed...
Apr 1, 2023
February/March Promo winner!
Congrats to STEVE LOWERY! You're the winner of our February/March promotion for the RAIDERS poster giveaway! For the rest of you, thank...
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