A Brief Hour of Beauty


A Brief Hour of Beauty tells the story of the master artist, Edmund Thomas Clint, who died at the age of 6 leaving behind a whooping 25,000 drawings and paintings in crayons, pencils, pens, pastels, watercolors. They exude the skill and dexterity of a master along with the inherent simplicity and innocence of a child. His drawings and paintings are balanced, proportionally perfect, brilliantly colorful, and fun.

Art, beauty, genius, innocence, struggle, hope, pain, love, and loss make up the...

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Published on January 23, 2013 03:40
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message 1: by Rohit (new)

Rohit N Hi Ammu, i just want you to know that you taking up this subject to write on is like giving voice to this child prodigy! I feel like the whole world should know about him. I know you might have felt the same when you started writing this book. I'm going to buy it soon and read it, after my upcoming exams. Thank you.


message 2: by Ammu (new)

Ammu Nair Hi Rohit,
Researching and writing about Clint was a great experience. Paradoxically speaking, a life-affirming story. From him I learned the meaning of the Tennysonian phrase 'to drink Life to the lees'
Good luck with your exams, Rohit.
Ammu


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