Profiles: Heroes, Role Models and Pioneers of Trinidad and Tobago - by Nasser Khan

73 City, Utah, USA. Minshall also worked with the French composer Jean-Michel Jarre in the presentation of two concerts in Paris, France: Concert at La Defense on Bastille Day, 1991; and UNESCO’s Concert for Tolerance at the Eiffel Tower, 1995. A film on his life entitled Mas Man has been produced by Dalton Narine. His style of mas has been continued in fine style by Brian MacFarlane who has since won many Band of the Year titles. • 1982 - Guggenheim Fellowship • 1987 - Chaconia Medal Silver • 1991 - Honorary Doctor of Letters, University of the West Indies • 1996 - Trinidad & Tobago Trinity Cross • 2001 - Prince Claus of the Netherlands Award for outstanding contributions to Carnival • 2002 Emmy Award, Academy of Television Arts and Sciences 54th Annual US Primetime Emmy Awards, “Outstanding Costumes for A Variety or Music Program”/Opening Ceremony of the 2002 Olympic Winter. • 2005 - Republic Day Award, T&T KEN MORRIS (1924-1992) M orris was an artist, a bandleader who became best known for his works and expertise in the art of using copper and bronze in Carnival costuming and in sculpting. Morris’s work enjoys pride of place in numerous private and corporate collections, including the Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago, Trinidad Hilton, Puerto Rico Hilton, and St. Paul’s Church in San Fernando. He designed and executed the Speaker’s Mace for the West Indian Federal Parliament and his final work, the Dove, on top the rotunda of the Red House, Port of Spain, replaced a weathervane of a dragon, believed, after the attempted coup of 1990 to be a symbol of bad luck. • 1969 Humming Bird Medal Bronze