Twilight 1877–78; carved 1879 Olin Levi Warner American Twilight was an unusual theme because it was not derived from Greek mythology, the source generally favored by sculptors for personifications. Yet the work offered Warner the opportunity to reveal his talent on two levels: to display both his expertise in modeling a semidraped figure and his ability to interpret an abstract concept in three-dimensional form. The juxtapositions of light and dark, smooth skin and rippling drapery, and action and repose call to mind the mysterious, fleeting moments between day and Twilight 13161

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