Indian artist (1976–1983)

Edmund Thomas Clint (19 May 1976 — 15 April 1983) was an Indian child prodigy known for having drawn over 25,000 paintings during his life of less than seven years.

Contents

• 1 Background
• 2 Legacy
• 3 Feature film about Clint
• 4 References
• 5 External links
• 6 Further reading

Background

Clint was the lone son of Late M.T. Joseph and Chinnamma Joseph. He was named after the veteran Hollywood actor and director Clint Eastwood.

He loved painting Hindu festivals and traditional events near his home in Kochi, Kerala. When he died of kidney failure on Vishu day in 1983, he was just six years and 11 months old, yet left behind some 25,000 artworks. Normally it would take years of *ytical study and training to draw such paintings. His work has been displayed in exhibitions in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala in 1995 and 2007. At the age of 5, he secured first place in a compe*ion held for painters below the age 18.

Legacy

One of Clint's drawings - Temple Festival, c. 1982

Clint Road in Kochi, Kerala is named after him. A biography, Clint - Nirangalude Raja*aran (Clint - The Prince of Colours) was written by Sebastian Pallithode about him.The 2007 Malayalam film Anandabhairavi, about a child prodigy was inspired by Clint's life. Edmund Thomas Clint memorial painting compe*ion for children was held at Kochi in his memory.

Feature film about Clint

In September 2014, director Hari*ar declared he was planning to make a film based on the life of Clint. The movie shooting was completed in 2017. Its trailer was released on 25 July 2017, and finally the film Clint was released on 11 August 2017. Master Alok plays the *le role as Clint, while Unni Mukundan and Rima Kallingal play as Clint's parents.

References

External links

• "YPS children paint in vibrant hues" - The Tribune
• Short Film By Kerala Tourism

Further reading

• Ammu Nair (2012). A Brief Hour of Beauty: A Tribute to Edmund Thomas Clint the Master Who Died Young. ASIN:8172344422.
• స్వర్ణ కిలారి|Swarna kilari (2019) translated Ammu Nair's A Brief Hour of Beauty: A Tribute to Edmund Thomas Clint the Master Who Died Young. into Telugu Liptha Kalapu Swapnam Swarna Kilari (2019). Liptha Kalapu Swapnam (in Telugu). Telangana, India: Arnavam Publications (2019). ASIN:B07VX8R2PH.. Took 6 years to complete the translation.
• Sebastian Pallithode (2009). Clint Nirangalude Raja*aran (in Malayalam). Trivandrum, India: Kerala State Ins*ute of Children's Literature. ISBN:9788184940169.
• Sebastian Pallithode (2015). Clint: Jeevithavum Varakalum (in Malayalam). Kozhikode, India: Green Books.