Rolf Klep: Crack Cutaway Illustrator

Rolf Klep
Rolf Klep

One great technical illustrator who produced many great cutaway drawings was Rolf Klep.

Klep was born in 1904 in the great shipping hub of the Pacific Northwest, Astoria, Oregon.  As such, Klep gravitated toward shipping and other marine-related illustration work.

During the Second World War, he was in charge of graphic arts production in the Office of Chief Naval Operations.

In 1935, Klep began illustrating for Fortune magazine.

After he retired in 1962, Klep returned to Astoria and help found the Columbia River Maritime Museum.  He died in 1981.

Rolf Klep Signature
Rolf Klep Signature

Cutaway Drawings By Rolf Klep

 

By Lee Wallender

Deception, influence, fakes, illusions, themed environments, simulations, secret places, secret infrastructure, imagined places, dreamscapes, movie sets and props, evasions, camouflage, studio backlots, miniatures.

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