Edmund Thomas Clint

Edmund Thomas Clint
Born Clint
(1976-05-19)May 19, 1976
Kochi, Kerala
Died (1983-04-15)April 15, 1983 (aged 6)
Nationality Indian
Known for Painting, drawing

Edmund Thomas Clint (1976–1983) was an Indian child prodigy known for having drawn over 25,000 paintings during his short life of almost seven years.[1][2]

Background

Clint was the lone son of M.T. Joseph and Chinnamma Joseph. .[3] 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.[4] Normally it would take years of analytical study and training to draw such paintings.[5] His work has been displayed in exhibitions in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala in 1995 and 2007.[6][7][8] At the age of 5, he secured first place in a competition 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 Rajakumaran (Clint - The Prince of Colours) was written by Sebastian Pallithode about him.[9] The 2007 Malayalam film Anandabhairavi, about a child prodigy was inspired by Clint's life.[10] Edmund Thomas Clint memorial painting competition for children was held at Kochi in his memory.[11]

Feature film about Clint

In September 2014, director Harikumar declared he was planning to make a film based on the life of Clint.[12] 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 title role as Clint, while Unni Mukundan and Rima Kallingal play as Clint's parents.[13] [14]

References

  1. ↑ "She spells hope and happiness" - The Hindu
  2. ↑ "7 year-old kid unbelievably drew 25,000 paintings in 2522 days of his life". indiatvnews.
  3. ↑ "Who is Edmund Thomas Clint?". Kerala Tourism. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
  4. ↑ "Temple Festival by Edmund Thomas Clint". Reader's Digest. Archived from the original on 6 October 2010.
  5. ↑ "Remembering Clint" - Bluubyrd
  6. ↑ "In Tiruvananthapuram Today" - The Hindu.
  7. ↑ Sadasivan, T. K (10 December 2009). "It is still fascinating..." The Hindu. Chennai, India. Retrieved 9 April 2010.
  8. ↑ "Painting exhibition". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 30 December 2007. Retrieved 9 April 2010.
  9. ↑ "Clint - Nirangalude Rajakumaran". Archived from the original on 3 September 2010.
  10. ↑ "`Missing out award painful'". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 26 February 2007. Retrieved 9 April 2010.
  11. ↑ "Edmund Thomas Clint memorial painting competition for children". The Hindu. Chennai, India: 21 November 2009. 21 November 2009. Retrieved 9 April 2010.
  12. ↑ "Harikumar to make a film on child prodigy Clint". Klapboard.
  13. ↑ "Unni, Rima to play parents in 'Clint'". New Indian Express.
  14. ↑ quintdaily (11 August 2017). "Clint Malayalam movie Review, Clint Movie Rating (3/5) News – Public Talk – QuintDaily".

Further reading

  • Ammu Nair (2012). A Brief Hour of Beauty: A Tribute to Edmund Thomas Clint the Master Who Died Young.
  • Sebastian Pallithode (2009). Clint Nirangalude Rajakumaran [Clint: The Prince of Colours] (in Malayalam). Trivandrum, India: Kerala State Institute of Children's Literature. ISBN 9788184940169.
  • Sebastian Pallithode (2015). Clint: Jeevithavum Varakalum [Clint: Life and Works] (in Malayalam). Kozhikode, India: Green Books.
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