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smjblessing — Richard Amsel Tribute

Published: 2014-06-15 00:43:52 +0000 UTC; Views: 1792; Favourites: 22; Downloads: 2
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Description Richard Amsel is one of the greatest and most prolific illustrators of the 20th century. His career was cut short but in a 15 year period Richard was able to create some of the most iconic and striking movie posters, novel covers, and album covers of all time. From albums such as Bette Middler's debut, The Divine Ms. M, movie posters like, Raiders of The Lost Ark, and Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome. Amsel also did massive amounts of covers for TV Guide, similar to how revered artists like JC Leyendecker and Norman Rockwell 'greeted' the nation with their covers to the Saturday Evening Post. He was one of the biggest on demand illustrators in the 70s all the way up till literally weeks before his death in the mid 80s. Much respect is deserved ! 

The portrait of Amsel was drawn/painted by ME ! All the artwork behind is HIS !
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Comments: 5

DeTrixsta [2015-05-03 06:23:08 +0000 UTC]

NICE! So great! You know, as a kid I started saving TV guides... I don't know why, I just thought it might special to look back & know just what I was doing in 1978... anyway, He did so many great covers, they were often like mini movie posters...

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Marvsamune [2014-06-17 14:18:56 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for the fact!!!!

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smjblessing In reply to Marvsamune [2014-06-17 15:55:14 +0000 UTC]

no problem

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barmybritishbird [2014-06-17 14:10:34 +0000 UTC]

It's a great portrait and a great picture

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smjblessing In reply to barmybritishbird [2014-06-17 15:55:08 +0000 UTC]

thanks ! 

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