. Art life of William Rimmer, sculptor, painter, and physician / Truman Bartlett. . m every thing was subordinated to the exemplifi-cation of an idea or a principle. The Falling Gladiator is undoubtedly the most remarkable work of sculpturethat has yet been produced in this country. It is powerful, wonderful, but notalluring. There are those who have considered it simply a study of anatomy; butit is a contribution to the sculpture of America, produced without indebtedness toher institutions or her sympathies. It is a sad evidence of conditions which oughtnot to exist. That such a work could be
. Art life of William Rimmer, sculptor, painter, and physician / Truman Bartlett. . m every thing was subordinated to the exemplifi-cation of an idea or a principle. The Falling Gladiator is undoubtedly the most remarkable work of sculpturethat has yet been produced in this country. It is powerful, wonderful, but notalluring. There are those who have considered it simply a study of anatomy; butit is a contribution to the sculpture of America, produced without indebtedness toher institutions or her sympathies. It is a sad evidence of conditions which oughtnot to exist. That such a work could be tossed about in plaster for twenty years, 34 THE ART LIFE OF WILLIAM RIMMER. and finally be forgotten, is in itself a terribly severe reflection upon our pretendedfondness for antique sculpture. We can only love and appreciate the antique inproportion as we understand and foster our own productions. Were sculpture recognized in this country as a necessity, the Falling Gladiatorwould long ago have been reproduced in bronze, and erected in some locality worthyof sculptured CHAPTER VII. EAST MILTON.
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