Boscoe Holder

Boscoe Holder (16 July 1921 – 21 April 2007), born Arthur Aldwyn Holder in Arima, Trinidad and Tobago, was one of Trinidad and Tobago's leading contemporary painters, who also had a celebrated international career spanning six decades as a designer and visual artist, dancer, choreographer, and musician.

Living in London, England, during the 1950s and 1960s, Boscoe Holder has been credited with introducing limbo dancing and steelpan playing to Britain, performing on British television and radio, in variety and nightclubs, in films, and at well-known theatres in London's West End. His company also danced for Queen Elizabeth II at her coronation in 1953, and, two years later, at Windsor Castle.

He is considered one of the top painters from the Caribbean and his works are in many collections around the world. Known for his paintings of Caribbean people and culture, Holder often used his dancers as models, including his wife, Sheila Clarke, who was also lead dancer in his company.