Ken Marschall (born October 28, 1950)
[http://www.hangupsgallery.net/bio_marsh.html] is an American painter and illustrator notable for his paintings of famous
ocean liner
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Ca ...
s, such as the , , and the , and other transportation vessels including the ''
Bismarck'', ''
LZ 127 Graf Zeppelin
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'' and ''
LZ 129 Hindenburg
LZ 129 ''Hindenburg'' (; Registration: D-LZ 129) was a German commercial passenger-carrying rigid airship, the lead ship of the ''Hindenburg'' class, the longest class of flying machine and the largest airship by envelope volume. It was desig ...
''. His paintings have been used in many books about the ''Titanic'', most notably his depictions of the sinking, of which no photographs that could be used were taken.
Marschall has served as consultant to
many works about the ''Titanic'',
[ including ]James Cameron
James Francis Cameron (born August 16, 1954) is a Canadian filmmaker. A major figure in the post-New Hollywood era, he is considered one of the industry's most innovative filmmakers, regularly pushing the boundaries of cinematic capability w ...
's ''Ghosts of the Abyss
''Ghosts of the Abyss'' is a 2003 American documentary film produced by Walden Media and released in most countries by Walt Disney Pictures. It was directed by James Cameron after his 1997 film ''Titanic''. During August and September 2001, Camer ...
'', as well as Cameron's film of the same name, the two-part A&E television specials ''Death of a Dream'' and ''The Legend Lives On'', and the video game '' Titanic: Honor and Glory''.
References
External links
Official website
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Artist Biography
1950 births
20th-century American painters
American male painters
21st-century American painters
21st-century American male artists
Living people
Place of birth missing (living people)
20th-century American male artists
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