Person    | Male  Born 16/7/1941 

Peter Minshall

Trinidadian carnival artist. Born Guyana and grew up in Trinidad. Made his first costume aged 13. Came to London to train in theatre design at the Central School of Art and Design. One of the first to design costumes for the Notting Hill Carnival. After a few years dividing his time between London and Port-of-Spain, Minshall returned to Trinidad for good and devoted his full creative attention to the mas.

He has been the artistic director for the opening ceremonies of three Olympic Games: Barcelona (1992), Atlanta (1996), and Salt Lake City (2002).

Source: Wikipedia, NIHERST.

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