Tom Marshall (artist)

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Tom Marshall
Marshall in 2017
Born (1988-02-25) 25 February 1988 (age 36)
Leicester, England
Alma materUniversity of Lincoln
Years active2014–present
Websitewww.photogra-fix.com

Tom Marshall (born 25 February 1988) is a British model maker, voice actor, director and image editor known for his colourisations of historical black and white photographs, often working under the name PhotograFix.[1] He is a scale model maker with his model company Buggleskelly Station.[2]

Early life[edit]

Marshall was born in Leicester, England and grew up in Rutland and Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire. He studied Media Production at Brooksby Melton College and the University of Lincoln.[3]

Photo colourising career[edit]

Marshall's creative process involves adding colour to black and white photographs using Photoshop. For images where the colours aren't known or for historical photographs he relies on research for accuracy and his best judgement.[4]

In a 2016 BBC interview, Marshall explained his motive behind photo colourisation. People "sadly don't take a lot of interest in a black and white photo, whereas if they see something that's turned into colour from 100 years ago, it generates a lot more interest"."[5]

In 2016 the Irish Independent commissioned Marshall to colourise a series of photos from their archive taken during the Easter Rising. These were published in April 2017.[6] Marshall's most notable projects have been those to mark centenaries of significant battles of the First World War including the Battle of the Somme[7][8] and Battle of Passchendaele.[9][10]

Marshall's work was published in Michael D. Carroll's 2017 book Retrographic: History's Most Exciting Images Transformed into Living Colour.[11]

The Daily Telegraph published Marshall's photo of suffragettes Annie Kenney and Christabel Pankhurst on their front page on 6 February 2018 to illustrate 100 years since women won the right to vote.[12] In April 2018, Marshall released a set of photos to mark 100 years since the formation of the Royal Air Force.[13]

To mark the centenary of the end of World War I, in 2018 Marshall released a series of 100 colourised photos.[7][14]

In January 2020 The Daily Telegraph published Marshall's colourised versions of John Thomson's 1877 photo series Street Life Victorian London.[15] To mark the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, and Holocaust Memorial Day, Marshall colourised a series of photos of Holocaust victims taken throughout 1945.[16] For the 75th anniversary of VE Day Marshall was commissioned by the Daily Express to colourise a selection of photos showing celebrations in London and New York.[17]

In June 2020 Marshall released a series of photos showing the history of Black British people in Britain, including colourised photos of Walter Tull, Paul Stephenson and members of the Windrush generation.[18]

To mark Black History Month in the United Kingdom, in October 2020 Marshall colourised a series of photos depicting Slavery in the United States during the mid nineteenth century.[19]

As of July 2021, Marshall has a portfolio of hundreds of colourised photographs.[20] In a 2020 BBC interview he stated "My favourite part has to be the reaction I get from people seeing the finished result, especially if it's a personal family photo that somebody may have had in black and white for decades. Some people have said they had cried upon opening their emails to see the faces of people from the past come to life."[20]

For Remembrance Day 2021, Marshall released photo series depicting animals who served in the world wars.[21] These included Simon the cat and Rip the dog who were both awarded the Dicken Medal for bravery.

In 2024, to mark the 150th anniversary of Winston Churchill's birth, the National Trust commissioned Marshall to colourise a series of photos of Churchill's birthday cakes. The photos were exhibited at Churchill's former home, Chartwell in Kent.[22]

Model making[edit]

Marshall is a model maker and railway modeller[23] and founded the model company Buggleskelly Station. In September 2020 Marshall's model of 'Buggleskelly Station' from the Will Hay film 'Oh, Mr Porter!' appeared in Model Rail magazine.[24] In 2023, Buggleskelly Station released scale railway models depicting the BBC sitcom Dad's Army.[25]

Voice acting[edit]

Marshall was the UK narrator for the 2022 Thomas and Friends episode as part of Project Tiger Moth, The Good Old Days.[26][27][28]

The Will Hay Appreciation Society[edit]

Marshall has a long standing interest in the British comic actor Will Hay and founded the Will Hay Appreciation Society in 2009.[29] In 2016 Marshall directed the short documentary Will Hay and the Stars[30] about Hay's astronomy. In 2018 he directed the short film Graham Moffatt: Britain's Favourite Fat Boy about the life of comic actor Graham Moffatt.[31]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "These colourised photos of Germany's First World War zeppelins will terrify you". indy100. 3 June 2018. Archived from the original on 19 June 2019. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Model Railways". Buggleskelly Station. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
  3. ^ Rennie, Nick (2 November 2020). "Tom brings photos to life and tears to your eyes". Melton Times. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
  4. ^ Fessenden, Marissa. "Photographs Documenting the Struggle for Women's Suffrage Are Reimagined in Full Color". Smithsonian. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  5. ^ "The faces of unknown WW1 soldiers restored in colour". BBC News. 6 June 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  6. ^ "1916 in Colour – Images | Irish Independent Archives". independentarchives.photoshelter.com. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  7. ^ a b Nsubuga, Jimmy (6 November 2018). "Incredible colour images from WWI released to mark 100 years since war ended". Metro. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  8. ^ Harris, Sarah Ann (1 July 2016). "These Incredible Newly-Coloured Images Reveal What Life Was Like in the Trenches". HuffPost. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  9. ^ Dare, Tom (30 July 2017). "Battle of Passchendaele: Remarkable images transferred into vivid colour". Daily Express. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  10. ^ "Heroes in the mud 100 years on – photos from the Battle of Passchendaele are restored to colour". mirror. 1 August 2017. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  11. ^ Carroll., Michael, D. (2017). Retrographic: History's Most Exciting Images Transformed Into Living Colour. Great Britain: Carpet Bombing Culture. pp. 10, 72, 73, 84, 86, 92, 95, 128, 191. ISBN 978-1908211-50-7.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  12. ^ McCann, Kate (6 February 2018). "Suffragettes 'should be pardoned'". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  13. ^ "These colourised photos of the RAF will take your breath away". indy100. 1 April 2018. Archived from the original on 19 June 2019. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  14. ^ Sawer, Patrick (6 November 2018). "Colour gives renewed impact to 100-year-old images of First World War". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  15. ^ Sawer, Patrick (5 January 2020). "A touch of colour casts new light on the Dickensian lives of ordinary Victorians". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  16. ^ Drewett, Zoe (28 January 2020). "Haunting newly-colourised picture of smiling boy, 4, destined for the gas chamber". Metro. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  17. ^ "Photo journalism favourites captured in the UK national news brands". www.newsworks.org.uk. Archived from the original on 14 May 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  18. ^ Killelea, Amanda (16 June 2020). "Britain's black history brought to life - from World War I to Empire Windrush". mirror. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  19. ^ Marshall, Tom (19 October 2020). "I Colourised 10 Photos From Over 160 Years Ago To Show The Horrors Of Life For Those Living Under Slavery". Bored Panda. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
  20. ^ a b "The man bringing colour to 'shocking' historical pictures". BBC News. 15 November 2020. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  21. ^ Switzerl, The; Times (11 November 2021). "Des héros à fourrure ! Des animaux de compagnie courageux qui ont aidé pendant les deux guerres mondiales prennent vie sur des photos colorisées". The Switzerland Times. Archived from the original on 12 November 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  22. ^ "Photography display at Chartwell | Kent". National Trust. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  23. ^ "Buggleskelly Station". buggleskellystation.com. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  24. ^ Lunn, Paul. A. (September 2020). "Railway Hay Days". Model Rail. 278: 88–89.
  25. ^ "Rolling Stock". Buggleskelly Station. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  26. ^ "Voice Actor". Buggleskelly Station. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
  27. ^ The Good Old Days - Official UK dub (4K quality), retrieved 25 July 2023
  28. ^ Jarret, Jacob (27 November 2022), The Good Old Days (Animation), Robert Magee, Tom Marshall, retrieved 8 September 2023
  29. ^ "The Will Hay Appreciation Society". PhotograFix. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  30. ^ Marshall, Tom (7 November 2016), Will Hay and the Stars (Documentary, Short), Alan Moore, Will Hay, Dale Holt, retrieved 8 September 2023
  31. ^ Marshall, Tom (17 October 2018), Graham Moffatt: Britain's Favourite Fat Boy (Documentary, Short), Graham Moffatt, Will Hay, Moore Marriott, retrieved 8 September 2023
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