The favorite movie poster thread got me to thinking of the greatest poster artist of all time. He entered a contest at 22 to do artwork for "Hello Dolly" and began an amazing carrier until he died of AIDS. Anybody know him?
Also did Bette Midlers' first two album covers...
| by Anonymous | reply 2 | February 15, 2014 1:33 AM |
He did a lot of TV Guide covers. The man defined the 70's as Patrick Nagel did the 80's.
| by Anonymous | reply 4 | February 15, 2014 1:34 AM |
This I love, it's for the charming Sherlock Holmes film "The Seven Percent Solution", and completely captures the Art Nouveau style of the period in which it's set.
I just don't know why there's no type or title on this, it must be a movie poster.
| by Anonymous | reply 8 | March 17, 2019 4:49 AM |
Would a straight man have drawn this? I don't THINK so!
| by Anonymous | reply 9 | March 17, 2019 4:51 AM |
Chinatown's my favorite film! Thanks for introducing me to this artist. He's done a lot of classic, striking work.
| by Anonymous | reply 10 | March 17, 2019 4:52 AM |
I thought Lucy had blue eyes.
| by Anonymous | reply 12 | March 17, 2019 5:00 AM |
Lucy had blue eyes, not green.
| by Anonymous | reply 13 | March 17, 2019 5:01 AM |
LOVE his work!
| by Anonymous | reply 15 | March 17, 2019 5:07 AM |
Offsite Link
| by Anonymous | reply 17 | March 17, 2019 5:15 AM |
Here's one of his I've never seen: a cover image for a paperback edition of Wuthering Heights.
| by Anonymous | reply 18 | March 17, 2019 5:21 AM |
Amsel's version of Barbra Streisand a la Klimt.
| by Anonymous | reply 20 | March 17, 2019 5:22 AM |
Links at R17 and R19 don’t work.
I also like Amsel’s posters for “Voyage of the Damned”, “The Big Sleep” and “Beyond the Limit”.
| by Anonymous | reply 22 | March 17, 2019 5:27 AM |
R17 & R19 work for me
| by Anonymous | reply 23 | March 17, 2019 5:30 AM |
r8, here's the poster for The Seven Percent Solution, somewhat altered from your version.
| by Anonymous | reply 24 | March 17, 2019 5:37 AM |
He had a contract, so like every 5th or 6th TV guide cover was his.Great movie posters and those terrific Bette Midler album covers. Did he do the Lily Tomlin Time magazine cover?
| by Anonymous | reply 25 | March 17, 2019 5:36 AM |
Another illustrator of that period was Byrd - he did "Follies" and "Godspell" and "Robber Bridegroom" Anybody know anything about him?
| by Anonymous | reply 31 | March 17, 2019 5:45 AM |
“Nijinsky” is a favorite of mine!
| by Anonymous | reply 32 | March 17, 2019 5:45 AM |
Did he do any theater posters? Besides Clams on a half shell.
| by Anonymous | reply 33 | March 17, 2019 5:47 AM |
And here's another try at r17: the cover of a book on Duse.
| by Anonymous | reply 35 | March 17, 2019 5:48 AM |
He was no Aubrey Beardsley.
| by Anonymous | reply 37 | March 17, 2019 5:52 AM |
He did a sweet tribute to JC Lyendecker with the poster to "The Sting"
| by Anonymous | reply 38 | March 17, 2019 5:54 AM |
I think he did the poster to the Bruce Dern play "Strangers"
| by Anonymous | reply 40 | March 17, 2019 6:00 AM |
He was no Alphonse Mucha -- but he was pretty witty and captured his subjects!
| by Anonymous | reply 44 | March 17, 2019 6:02 AM |
R31 Byrd is still alive. Fun interview at the link, including dish about the Follies poster.
| by Anonymous | reply 45 | March 17, 2019 6:04 AM |
He sure was gay!, Part Deux: Yentl sure puts the "she" in "yeshiva"!
| by Anonymous | reply 46 | March 17, 2019 6:10 AM |
Imagine what he'd have done if in charge of these 'Real Jock' ads...
| by Anonymous | reply 48 | March 17, 2019 6:26 AM |
when I was a freshman in college, another gayling freshman had decorated his dorm room wall with all the Amsel TV guide covers. This would have been 1979. It looked great, actually.
| by Anonymous | reply 50 | March 17, 2019 8:19 AM |
Amsel >>>>>> Hirschfield
I still have nightmares of the "All in the Family" TV Guide cover.
| by Anonymous | reply 51 | March 17, 2019 12:52 PM |
Great thread! Thanks, OP!
| by Anonymous | reply 52 | March 17, 2019 11:56 PM |
LOVE THIS THREAD!!!!
| by Anonymous | reply 53 | March 19, 2019 7:39 AM |