A gorgeous late 1960s cutaway from Pierre Mion for the “Deep Diver,” a ferry submarine designed by Edwin A. Link and built by Perry Submarine Builders, Riviera Beach, FL. This 22-foot, 4-man craft was meant for work, not play–underwater construction or research. Interestingly, Perry Submarines is still around and making submersibles, one of which is… Continue reading Deep Diver “Ferry” Submarine Cutaway, 1967
Category: Pierre Mion
Pierre Mion: Illustrator of Many Talents
In writing about the technical/cutaway illustrators of the 20th century, I am accustomed to seeing dates of death in the 1950s and 1960s. Some, like the great Rolf Kelp, managed to live into the 1980s. Imagine my delight at seeing that Pierre Mion is still alive and quite kicking. Mion’s biography indicates that his magazine… Continue reading Pierre Mion: Illustrator of Many Talents