. Art life of William Rimmer, sculptor, painter, and physician / Truman Bartlett. . CHAPTER XIII. RIMMER AND 1870-1879. R. RIMMER was particularly interested in art education after he came to Boston in 1861, and thought seriously in what way a broad, well-founded, and thorough art-school might be established. He was especially impressed with the necessity of free classes, where genius without money could enjoy the advantages of the best instruction. He believed from his own experience, and was confirmed in the opinion by observation, that artists come generally from the lower classes, a
. Art life of William Rimmer, sculptor, painter, and physician / Truman Bartlett. . CHAPTER XIII. RIMMER AND 1870-1879. R. RIMMER was particularly interested in art education after he came to Boston in 1861, and thought seriously in what way a broad, well-founded, and thorough art-school might be established. He was especially impressed with the necessity of free classes, where genius without money could enjoy the advantages of the best instruction. He believed from his own experience, and was confirmed in the opinion by observation, that artists come generally from the lower classes, and that it is the high duty of the State to undertake their instruction. William M. Hunt, who had settled to Boston in 1862, was occupied also withplans for a free school of art; and he at length proposed to Dr. Rimmer thattogether they should open such an institution, each giving instruction in whateverbranches he felt his attainments best suited. Of this proposal, however, nothingcame. After the sculptors return from New York in 1870, Mr. Hunt renewed hisproposal; but the former did not feel hopeful of its s
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