People have been asked to 'celebrate the legend that is Shadow' after 'shocking everyone' with his incredible costumes at Liverpool Caribbean Carnivals.
"People knew him as a performer, but we don't know much about the creative artist himself. His performance art was phenomenal and this project is to find out more details. His great niece Misie said: "His stage name was Shadow but the family used to call him Uncle Sunny. Uncle Sunny always handmade his costumes namely the 50 pence piece, Abraham Lincoln and Tutankhamen.
There were screams, women shouting ‘it moved, it stood up’. It was Shadow portrayed as Abraham Lincoln. It’s etched in my memory to know he sat still for so long which was just as amazing as the statue he made himself into. Mel said: "We only know him as Shadow. He didn't tell anybody about it and when he came out we were surprised.
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