. Art life of William Rimmer, sculptor, painter, and physician / Truman Bartlett. . nteresting, not only asassisting in the accomplishment of my purpose, but as records of impressions,susceptibilities, perceptions, and memories of persons brought under the influenceof a powerful art nature. A mans work is himself: on whatever he touches, INTRODUCTION. vii whether stone, color, pencil, or human hearts, everywhere is left the record of his true being. I was also able to find people who had been acquainted with William Rimmerin his boyhood, youth, manhood, and later life; and to gain very lull in
. Art life of William Rimmer, sculptor, painter, and physician / Truman Bartlett. . nteresting, not only asassisting in the accomplishment of my purpose, but as records of impressions,susceptibilities, perceptions, and memories of persons brought under the influenceof a powerful art nature. A mans work is himself: on whatever he touches, INTRODUCTION. vii whether stone, color, pencil, or human hearts, everywhere is left the record of his true being. I was also able to find people who had been acquainted with William Rimmerin his boyhood, youth, manhood, and later life; and to gain very lull informationof at least the outward aspect of his career. Every one will appreciate the difficulties of attempting to give a full accountof any phase of the life of a person so lately deceased. Many facts of interestand importance, proper to be stated in another generation, cannot now be appro-priately recorded. To those who have so kindly and laboriously assisted me with valuable mate-rial, and have expressed such appreciative interest in this undertaking, I give mysincere CONTENTS. Pack I. Thomas Rimmer. — Early Life of William ........ 1 II. Youthful Struggles ............ 8 III. Brockton.—Randolph. — South Boston and Boston . . . .14 IV. Randolph .............. 10 V. East Milton .............. 24 VI. East Milton 29 VII. East Milton 35 VIII. Boston 39 LX. The Hamilton and Other Statues .......... 45 X. New York 51 XL Boston 60 XII. Providence 66 XIII. Rimmer and Hunt ............. 79 XIV. Books and Various Projects ........ 84 XV. Boston Art Museum 90 XVI. Exhibition of Dr. Rimmers Works . 97 XVII. Observations on Art and Life .......... 99 XVIII. Recollections and Anecdotes .......... 110 XIX. Description of Illustrations . . . . . .123 XX. Conclusion 130 SUPPLEMENT 133 is LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. Plate III. IV. V. VI. IX. X. XI. XII. PageRimmer at the Age of Fifty (two views) ...... Frontispiece. \ Thomas Rimmer ............ 2 (^ Despair ... \ ...
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