Olszewski Fan Club

Last Updated:  July 6, 2019

Club Olszewski Heart Pin

    The Olszewski Fan Club was established by two avid and dedicated Olszewski collectors, Jacci Bednar and Wallie Reinprecht of Parma, Ohio.  The club existed from 1990 to 1998.  Jacci and Wallie embarked on the idea of Ray Olszewski, the artist's brother, to start a fan club, which they did.  The club was a "fun" club as can be seen when reading 32 newsletters called "Small Talk" that have been scanned in and are available for reading using the table below.  The content and coverage of Olszewski's activities spanned two Olszewski art eras to include Goebel Miniatures and Olszewski Studios. 

     The Olszewski Fan Club and its Small Talk Newsletters filled a much needed information void that existed about Robert Olszewski at the time.  Collectors of Bob's art made their purchases at retail shops around the U.S. and became frustrated with the lack of information about this new and upcoming artist.  Bob, who he became well known as, visited retail shops promoting the Goebel Miniature product line.  His wonderful miniature art and personality immediately captured many hearts and minds who became members of the Olszewski Fan Club. 

     The Small Talk newsletters provided useful information to collectors then and actually still does as collectors, old and new, seek background information about their tiny treasures known as Olszewski figurative art.  You will see that the club provided information about where Robert would be attending so that avid collectors would have their purchases signed.  Also, Small Talk provided information about new products Olszewski was working on and when they were going to be released by Goebel and Robert's company, Olszewski Studios.  Then, email did not really exist as it does today and the Small Talk newsletters were the best way to communicate with the collectors.

     As previously mentioned, the newsletters spanned two of Olszewski Eras, Goebel Miniatures, and Olszewski Studios, which we describe elsewhere on this web site.  Click here to take you there.  The transition from the Goebel Miniatures Era to the current Olszewski Studios era is captured in the Small Talk Newsletters.  Periodically, Jacci and Wallie would call Robert and talk for hours with him catching up on the "latest."  These two cub reporters took painstaking time and effort to translate word for word from the taped phone conversations.  Appearances, magazine articles, crossword puzzles, family information, artist insights to various pieces of art he was creating at the time where documented was some of the regular reporting. 

     Another unique thing they did was produced bumper stickers, patches, and other Bob Olszewski promotional items.  They encouraged all collectors to wear buttons, t-shirts and the like when they attended promotions to show their support for this artist.  Here are some of the images of the promotional items that the Club produced and provided as part of the $15 or $20 annual membership fee. 

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     To assist those avid collectors who are seeking information about Olszewski art,  we scanned each page in a searchable and downloadable .pdf format.  You will need Adobe Reader 5.0 or later to enjoy researching and gathering information about the art and the artist.  This documentation and the historical files of the Club were provided to Ray Olszewski, the Artist's Brother, for the archives and someday to be housed in The Robert Olszewski Museum.  This museum is an ongoing effort by Ray as a tribute to Robert's legacy.

     Should you have questions, would like to provide comments, or need information about the content, please feel free to contact Olszewski Studios. This is a work in process and additional images and content will be forthcoming.

ENJOY!

 

 

Issue Number Date of Issue
Pages
Olszewski Era
Issue 1 April 1990
4
Goebel
Issue 2 July 1990
6
Goebel
Issue 3 October 1990
6
Goebel
Issue 4 January 1991
6
Goebel
Issue 5 April 1991
6
Goebel
Issue 6 July 1991
8
Goebel
Issue 7 October 1991
7
Goebel
Issue 8 January 1992
6
Goebel
Issue 9 April 1992
8
Goebel
Issue 10 July 1992
12
Goebel
Issue 11 October 1992
9
Goebel
Issue 12 January 1993
10
Goebel
Issue 13 April 1993
12
Goebel
Issue 14 July 1993
12
Goebel
Issue 15 October 1993
9
Goebel
Issue 16 January 1994
12
Goebel
Issue 17 April 1994
11
Olszewski Studios
Issue 18 July 1994
11
Olszewski Studios
Issue 19 October 1994
10
Olszewski Studios
Issue 20 January 1995
8
Olszewski Studios
Issue 21 April 1995
8
Olszewski Studios
Issue 22 July 1995
11
Olszewski Studios
Issue 23 Note: Issue 23 was not published Refer to Issue 24
Issue 24 October 1995
15
Olszewski Studios
Issue 24-A January 1996
7
Olszewski Studios
Issue 25 April 1996
17
Olszewski Studios
Issue 26 July 1996
7
Olszewski Studios
Issue 27 October 1996
10
Olszewski Studios
Issue 28 January 1997
7
Olszewski Studios
Issue 29 January 1997
7
Olszewski Studios
Issue 30 July 1997
10
Olszewski Studios
Issue 31 October 1997
10
Olszewski Studios
Issue 32 January 1998
5
Olszewski Studios
   
And, that's all folks!

 

The Olszewski Studios Webmaster combined all of the Issues listed above into the following files:

 

Combined Small Talk Issues 1 through 10 (Size: 3.6mb) Adobe .pdf

Combined Small Talk Issues 11 through 20 (Size: 6.1 mb) Adobe .pdf

Combined Small Talk Issues 21 through 32 (Size: 7.1 mb) Adobe .pdf

 

7/5/2019: Thanks to Wallie who FINALLY sent some correspondence to us after all these years and with corrections and adjustments which have been made. Glad to see George is keeping you in line, Wallie. Great hearing from you this day.  Here they are in all their glory: (Great shirts!, sorry I could not find the question mark at time of transmission ?) Love you guys and GREAT hearing from you both.  Ray the Webmaster...

George and Wallie Reinprecht

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