otherwise.

The sculptor's work calls for steadfastness of purpose through long
years of study, acute observation, the highest standards, fine
intellectual ability and above all a decided universalism - otherwise
the world soon passes him by.

It is astonishing to see brought together the work of so many really
great sculptors. America has a very large number of talented men
expressing themselves on the plastic side - and a few geniuses.

The Exposition of 1915 has given the world the opportunity of seeing the
purposeful heights to which these men have climbed.

We have today real American sculpture - work that savors of American
soil - a splendid national expression.

Never before have so many remarkable works been brought together; and
American sculpture is only in its infancy - born, one might say, after
the Centennial Exposition of 1876.

The wholesome part of it all is that men and women are working
independently in their expressions. We do not see that effect here of
one man trying to fit himself to another man's clothing. The work is all
distinctly individual. This individualism for any art is a hopeful
outlook.

The sculpture has vitalized the whole marvelous Exposition. It is not an
accessory, as has been the sculpture of previous Expositions, but it
goes hand in hand with the architecture, poignantly existing for its own