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Noel Norton photographed at his Westmall studio.  Yesterday I offered a perspective on the work of two good friends at the launch of Minshall by Norton, a book celebrating the art of Peter Minshall as captured by Noel Norton. This is an excerpt. You can read the whole statement at Trinigoodmedia.com (Link in bio) "What Noel and Mary Norton did across more than five decades was to set an unsurpassed example of commitment to the documentation of culture in Trinidad and Tobago generally and to Carnival specifically. But they did one more critical thing. The Nortons showed photographers what self-respect looks like through their industrious and methodical preservation and curation of their work. This was not a common approach to photography in this country. The concept of a coherent, organised oeuvre of work examining a single subject and created with a singular vision is not commonplace here. To be sure, the notion of  preserving anything at all seems to continuously elude us. And if film was fragile, modern photography is even more tenuous. Most bodies of modern  work are one electromagnetic glitch from being reduced to digital gibberish." #archive #lyndersaydigital  #trinidad #photographer #carnival #history #minshall #peterminshall #trinidadandtobago #documentation #filmphotography #photography #thenortoncollection #thelyndersayarchive (at The Falls at Westmall) https://www.instagram.com/p/B5yZTNYpjLa/?igshid=1eib7ibjgqrcw

The Art of Mas Let it be known Understand The #masmanminshall #peterminshall #theartofmas #trinidadandtobago #artist https://www.instagram.com/p/CReKYejnzHG/?utm_medium=tumblr

#theartofmas #masmanminshall #peterminshall ... Happy Birthday #minshall80 Repost @nationalarchivestt Today, the National Archives of Trinidad and Tobago would like to extend birthday greetings to masman Peter Minshall on his 80th Birthday! Peter Minshall was born in 1941 in Georgetown, Guyana before his family migrated to Trinidad and Tobago in the late-1940s. Growing up in Port of Spain, he was exposed to Carnival from a young age. He attended Queen's Royal College before leaving to study Theatre Design at the Central School of Art and Design in London. After graduating, he worked in the fields of costume design and mas. He became part of the multi-ethnic West Indian Theatre, as well as Notting Hill Carnival, where he was one of the first persons to design costumes. When he returned to Trinidad and Tobago in 1974, he brought these experiences with him to create the “From The Land of the Hummingbird” costume for his sister Sherry-Ann Guy (Coelho). This costume showcased one of his earliest innovations: the articulated bird wing. In 1976, he designed his first full Carnival band “Paradise Lost” which won that year’s Band of the Year title. In 1978, he produced “Zodiac”, followed by 1979’s “Carnival of the Sea,” which won Band of the Year in all categories. His monochromatic “Danse Macabre” (1980) and “Tan Tan and Saga Boy” (1980) showcased his creativity in movement, with the two towering, 15-foot dancing mobiles of Tan Tan and Saga Boy being moved by just two individual performers. Minshall’s appreciation of mas as a form of creative expression led to his Carnival creations and trademark dancing mobiles garnering international acclaim. He was invited to design and direct segments of the Summer Olympics in Spain in 1992 and in Atlanta, Georgia in 1996, followed by the Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City in 2002. He has also presented his artwork at numerous international art exhibitions throughout Europe and the United Kingdom. In 1982, Minshall was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship, the Trinity Cross in 1996 for Art and Culture, and Trinidad and Tobago’s first Emmy Award for his segment in the Opening Ceremony of the 2002 Olympic Winter Games. Referenc https://www.instagram.com/p/CReDcxVpmLe/?utm_medium=tumblr

..#happybirthday #peterminshall . They say that some time in the very distant future the entire universe will collapse into itself, and nothing will be there. “But where is there?” I ask. “God,” comes the reply. “God is where there is.” Reposted from @masmanminshall #TrinidadandTobago #themas #dancingmobiles #michelangeloofmas Reposted from @grzlyn https://www.instagram.com/p/CRa3ExqJ6OS/?utm_medium=tumblr

Things are happening #PeterMinshall #carnival #Trinidad #design #ig #instagramers #caribbean #CallalooCompany

#Repost @sarinanow ・・・ Peter Minshall on the late artist and carnival designer Carlisle Chang. Chang also designed Trinidad & Tobago's national flag and Coat of Arms. 🇹🇹✨💕 27 November, 2015 - “Paradise Lost” open-air screening, Siegert Square, Woodbrook This thirty five minute film on Peter Minshall’s first Trinidadian Carnival Band (1976) is directed by Christopher Laird, produced by Christopher Laird and Ray Funk, with Peter Minshall and George Tang as Associate Producers. DVDs and BlueRays are available and feature additional interviews with Peter Samuel on his role as king of the band, George Tang on the filming of the original footage of the band in 1976, and masmakers Pascal Rankisson, Kendall DePeiza, and Lari Richardson. The film is distributed By Caribbean Tales Worldwide distribution. For further information, contact [email protected] #trinidad #trinidadandtobago #caribbean #peterminshall #minshall #paradiselost #thelosttribe #frontyardfilms #documentary #christopherlaird #movie #film #carnival #trinidadcarnival #1976 #mas #costumes #culture #festivals #video 🇹🇹🎉✨👙🌴 트리니다드 카니발이 가장 좋아! 오세요 #트리니다드 #캐리비안 #트리니다드토바고 #의상 #축제 #카니발 #문화 #영화 #다큐멘터리 #izatrini

#TBT MINSHALL MAS The BLACK MADONNA From the band TAPESTRY 1997 costume design executed by my team at 6 Carlos street #whenmas had integrity#collaboration #Trinidad carnival

#tbt The Grand MAS Man #PeterMinshall with his adopted sister, Sherry-Ann Guy (Coehlo) portraying one of his first carnival costume designs "From the land of the Hummingbird" #Carnival1974 #Trinidad "According to him (Minshall), it took "5 weeks, 12 people, 104 feathers, each one made of 150 different pieces of fabric." The costume was designed to allow its wearer total mobility and was an immediate sensation. It also became a major icon of #TrinidadCarnival." (at Trinidad Carnival)