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Tom Marshall (born 25 February 1988) is a British artist, model maker and
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known for his colourisations of historical black and white photographs, often working under the name ''PhotograFix''.


Early life

Marshall was born in
Leicester Leicester ( ) is a city status in the United Kingdom, city, Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority and the county town of Leicestershire in the East Midlands of England. It is the largest settlement in the East Midlands. The city l ...
, England and grew up in
Rutland Rutland () is a ceremonial county and unitary authority in the East Midlands, England. The county is bounded to the west and north by Leicestershire, to the northeast by Lincolnshire and the southeast by Northamptonshire. Its greatest len ...
and
Melton Mowbray Melton Mowbray () is a town in Leicestershire, England, north-east of Leicester, and south-east of Nottingham. It lies on the River Eye, known below Melton as the Wreake. The town had a population 27,670 in 2019. The town is sometimes promo ...
, Leicestershire. He studied Media Production at
Brooksby Melton College SMB College Group, formerly Brooksby Melton College and Stephenson College, is a further education college based in Leicestershire. The college has three campuses: Stephenson Campus is in Coalville, Melton Campus is in the heart of Melton Mowbr ...
and the
University of Lincoln , mottoeng = Freedom through wisdom , established = 1861 – Hull School of Art1905 – Endsleigh College1976 – Hull College1992 – University of Humberside1996 – University of Lincolnshire and Humberside2001 †...
.


Work

Marshall's creative process involves adding colour to black and white photographs using
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. For images where the colors aren't known or for historical photographs he relies on research for accuracy and his best judgement. In a 2016
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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".'' In 2016 the ''
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'' commissioned Marshall to colourise a series of photos from their archive taken during the
Easter Rising The Easter Rising ( ga, Éirí Amach na Cásca), also known as the Easter Rebellion, was an armed insurrection in Ireland during Easter Week in April 1916. The Rising was launched by Irish republicans against British rule in Ireland with the a ...
. These were published in April 2017. Marshall's most notable projects have been those to mark centenaries of significant battles of the
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including the
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and
Battle of Passchendaele The Third Battle of Ypres (german: link=no, Dritte Flandernschlacht; french: link=no, Troisième Bataille des Flandres; nl, Derde Slag om Ieper), also known as the Battle of Passchendaele (), was a campaign of the First World War, fought by t ...
.< Marshall's work was published in Michael D. Carroll's 2017 book ''Retrographic: History's Most Exciting Images Transformed into Living Colour.''
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published Marshall's photo of suffragettes
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and
Christabel Pankhurst Dame Christabel Harriette Pankhurst, (; 22 September 1880 – 13 February 1958) was a British suffragette born in Manchester Manchester () is a city in Greater Manchester, England. It had a population of 552,000 in 2021. It is bord ...
on their front page on 6 February 2018 to illustrate 100 years since women won the right to vote. In April 2018, Marshall released a set of photos to mark 100 years since the formation of the
Royal Air Force The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the United Kingdom's air and space force. It was formed towards the end of the First World War on 1 April 1918, becoming the first independent air force in the world, by regrouping the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) and ...
. To mark the centenary of the end of
World War I World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...
, in 2018 Marshall released a series of 100 colourised photos. In January 2020
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published Marshall's colourised versions of John Thomson's 1877 photo series ''Street Life Victorian London.'' To mark the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, and Holocaust Memorial Day, Marshall colourised a series of photos of
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victims taken throughout 1945. For the 75th anniversary of
VE Day Victory in Europe Day is the day celebrating the formal acceptance by the Allies of World War II of Germany's unconditional surrender of its armed forces on Tuesday, 8 May 1945, marking the official end of World War II in Europe in the Easter ...
Marshall was commissioned by the Daily Express to colourise a selection of photos showing celebrations in London and New York. In June 2020 Marshall released a series of photos showing the history of
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in Britain, including colourised photos of
Walter Tull Walter Daniel John Tull (28 April 1888 – 25 March 1918) was an English professional footballer and British Army officer of Afro-Caribbean descent. He played as an inside forward and half back for Clapton, Tottenham Hotspur and Northampton Tow ...
, Paul Stephenson and members of the
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. To mark
Black History Month Black History Month is an annual observance originating in the United States, where it is also known as African-American History Month. It has received official recognition from governments in the United States and Canada, and more recently ...
in the United Kingdom, in October 2020 Marshall colourised a series of photos depicting
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during the mid nineteenth century. As of July 2021, Marshall has a portfolio of hundreds of colourised photographs. 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."'' For
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2021, Marshall released photo series depicting animals who served in the world wars. These included Simon the cat and Rip the dog who were both awarded the Dicken Medal for bravery.


Other activities

Marshall has a long standing interest in the British comic actor
Will Hay William Thomson Hay (6 December 1888 – 18 April 1949) was an English comedian who wrote and acted in a schoolmaster sketch that later transferred to the screen, where he also played other authority figures with comic failings. His film ''Oh ...
and founded the ''Will Hay Appreciation Society'' in 2009. Marshall is a
model maker A model maker is a professional craftsperson who creates a three-dimensional representation of a design or concept. Most products in use and in development today first take form as a model. This "model" may be an exacting duplicate ( prototype) of ...
and
railway modeller ''Railway Modeller'' is a monthly British magazine about model railways now published by Peco Publications in Beer, Devon. It has been in publication since 1949 with Vol. 1 No. 1 published as The Railway Modeller, being an Ian Allan Production ...
. In September 2020 Marshall's model of 'Buggleskelly Station' from the Will Hay film '
Oh, Mr Porter! ''Oh, Mr Porter!'' is a 1937 British comedy film starring Will Hay with Moore Marriott and Graham Moffatt and directed by Marcel Varnel. While not Hay's commercially most successful (although it grossed £500,000 at the box office – equal to a ...
' appeared in Model Rail magazine.


References

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