Rhona Gross and The University of the Arts (part 1 of 5)
When Richard Amsel attended The University of the Arts from 1965-1969, it was then known as The Philadelphia College of Art. It’s one of...
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Apr 25
Newsletter perks / Spring promotion
I want to thank everyone who donated to our Spring Match promo. While we were not selected for the $1k match from our Fiscal sponsor, I’m...
Oct 17, 2023
Howard Chaykin: Hell on Wheels, and all things awesome.
It's a bit embarrassing how I've failed to give proper writeups to key contributors over the years, particularly those interviews I...
Sep 15, 2023
Society of Illustrators Hall of Fame 2023 event!
On Saturday, September 9th, 2023, The Society of Illustrators inducted Richard Amsel posthumously into their Hall of Fame. The event...
Sep 6, 2023
An Interview with Stephen Anderson, and holding dear to happy nostalgia
I recently wrote about Richard Amsel’s fondness for Disney, and his unfulfilled dreams of becoming an animator. I also did a recent...
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...
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...
Aug 30, 2022
Amsel, animated!
I've regularly credited filmmaker Kevin Burke, and his documentary 24x36, with helping to inspire me in setting out to make a film on...
Aug 23, 2022
Family Truth
OK, another blog post. It’s a bit long and rambling, but you’ll want to read this one. Promise. I've lost track of how many times I've...
Apr 27, 2021
"Reclaiming my time" / Project Updates / Tribute to Stephen Kempfe
Here we are, nearing the end of the first quarter of 2021, and I realize that I’ve yet to give a single update since last December. Sorry...
Feb 10, 2021
ART OF THE MOVIES interview
Last December I did an interview with writer Adam Kennedy, for his blog ART OF THE MOVIES. I'm happy to share that Kennedy's writeups are...
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
Dec 13, 2020
GORDON’S ALIVE???
I want to give a shout out to John Walsh, whose new book, FLASH GORDON: THE OFFICIAL STORY OF THE FILM, is the definitive resource into...
Dec 4, 2020
YES, THERE WILL BE A BOOK.
It is a question I’ve been asked literally hundreds of times since I first launched www.richardamsel.info back in early 2008. As December...
Dec 1, 2020
WORLD AIDS DAY
Today marks yet another WORLD AIDS DAY, where we commemorate those lost to AIDS, as well as support the many people still struggling to...
Nov 13, 2020
35 years gone...
35 years ago today, at 7:15 am EST on Wednesday, Nov. 13th, 1985, Richard Amsel died in New York’s Mount Sinai Hospital. He was 37 years...
Nov 13, 2020
35 years gone.
35 years ago today, at 7:15 am EST on Wednesday, Nov. 13th, 1985, Richard Amsel died in New York’s Mount Sinai Hospital. He was 37 years...
Jul 15, 2020
Big Steps, Changing Times...
OK, time for me to share a little more personal news. It’s been on the forecast for some time, but now I can finally divulge it. After...
Jul 12, 2020
Still moving forward!
It’s been hard for me to think of a proper update in light of current world events. Things have escalated so far, so fast, and I doubt I...
May 4, 2020
"Mitch & Ed's" movie poster passion
This only came to my knowledge tonight, but it put a smile on my face and I felt it was worth sharing... My friends Mitch Hallock and Ed...
Mar 22, 2020
R.I.P.: Kenny Rogers (1938-2020)
I wanted to pay tribute to the late KENNY ROGERS, who passed away Friday. Richard Amsel did a portrait of Rogers for the singer's 1982...
Mar 19, 2020
Ryan's Daughter - Amsel's unused artwork
I bought another one of Amsel's original works about six months ago, and had been meaning to write about it ever since: Amsel's unused...
Jan 26, 2020
Winner announced for the giveaway!
I'm only a month overdue on this...so, yeah, my bad. Sorry. Announcing the winner of the giveaway prize! (Sorry for the ridiculous...
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