Pierre Mion (10.12.1931-16.07.2021)
Apollo 11 Lunar ModulePierre Mion – December 10, 1931 to July 16, 2021It is somewhat of a cosmic coincidence that Pierre’s spirit left this Earth on the fifty-second anniversary of the day Apollo 11 left the planet on its journey to land humans on the Moon. Some of Pierre’s best known illustrations are his iconic depictions of that historic mission. Pierre Mion passed away on July 16, 2021. He was 89. (...)
https://blog.pixel-planet-pictures.com/remembering-pierre-mion/See How Apollo-Era Scientists Thought We'd Live On The MoonBY THERESA MACHEMER PUBLISHED 24 JUL 2018, 10:13 BST
In the 1960s, experts drew on the best science of the time to show how humans might live and work in lunar style.In 1964, artists Pierre Mion and Davis Meltzer were working in a private room illustrating NASA’s plans for Apollo 11, the mission that ultimately placed the first humans on the moon in 1969.
“We were looking at the actual plans of the spacecraft, and that was classified information.” Mion remembers. “We were literally locked in that room.” (...)
This illustration shows the Apollo 11 lunar module's ascent stage lifting off from the moon, leaving behind the descent stage, a laser reflector, a TV camera, the astronauts’ backpacks, and an American flag. “I still have [this] painting, and it’s one of my favourites,” Mion says. PHOTOGRAPH BY ILLUSTRATION BY PIERRE MION, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CREATIVEhttps://www.nationalgeographic.co.uk/space/2018/07/see-how-apollo-era-scientists-thought-wed-live-moonNorman Rockwell’s GhostBy Pierre Mion AIR & SPACE MAGAZINE | SUBSCRIBE SEPTEMBER 2006
The most artistic collaboration of the entire Apollo program.On a Sunday morning in November 1966, my wife and I were having breakfast at our home in Bethesda, Maryland, when the phone rang. I answered it, and the operator said, “Pierre Mion, please.” I said, “Speaking.” She then said, “Go ahead, please.” An older voice came on the line, saying, “My name is Norman Rockwell, and I’m an illustrator.” And I said, “Sure. And my name is Mickey Mouse.” The caller again said his name, but I didn’t believe him, thinking it was a friend of mine who frequently played practical jokes on me. I kept saying, “Come on Billy. I know it’s you.” After a couple more minutes of this, he became frustrated, saying, “I’m not Billy. I’m 72 years old. Ask me any questions you would like.” Then I began to think: What if it really is Norman Rockwell and he hangs up? So I said, with tongue in cheek, “Go ahead Mr. Rockwell, what can I do for you?” (...)
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