The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-10-23
PROSPECTUS
OF
THE AMERICAN ART-UNlON
FOR 1919
OFFICERS FOR 1919.

PRospER M. WETMoRE, President GEoRGE w
AUSTEN, Treasurer. ANDREW WARNER, CORE
spending Secretary NATHANIEL JARVIS, JR, lie
| corning Secretary.
| ComMITTEE OF MANAGEMENT.-Gco w. Aus
| ten, James III. Van Allen, Henry j. Raymond, Eras-
! tus C. Benedict, William u. Deem, Prosper Nj Wet
more, Charles III. Russell, Nathaniel jarvis, IT,
John p. Ridner, William J. Hoppin, Abraham M
Cozzens Marshall o. Roberts, Frederick A. Coe,
| Leferts G. Coles, Robert Kelly, Andrew Warner,
Benjamin H. Jarvis, John H. Austen, James W.
| Beekman, Philip Hone, Evert A. Duyckinck
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Abraham M. Cozzens,
| Chairman, Andrew Warner, William J. Ioppn,
| Frederick A. Coo, Benjamin ii. Jarvis President
| and Treasurer, er QtciO
| SUpERINTENDENT-J. William Moore.
Every subscriber of FIVE DOLLARS is mem
Der of the Art Union for the year. and is entitled 70
all its privileges.
The money thus obtained (after paying necessary
| First.--T0 the production Of large and costly
ORIGINAL ENGRAVINGf roman American paint
ing, of which the plate andcopy right belong 10 the
Institution, and arc used solely for its benefit. Or
Ibis Engraving every member receives copy for
every five dollars paid by him. Members entitled
to duplicates are at liberty TO select from the en-
cravings OF previous years whenever the lunas
Justify ii, AN EXTRA ENGRAVING OR WORK
OF ART is also furnished to every member Every
member also receives a full Annual Report OF the
| proceedings, &c, of the Institution.
| Second. To the purchase Of PAINTINGS and
SCULPTURE, STATUETTES in Bronze, and
MEDALS, by native or resident artists. These
paintings and sculptures are publicly exhibited at
the Gallery of the Art Union till the annual meet
ing in December, when they are PUBLICLY DIS
TRIBUTED BY LOT among the members, tach
member having share for every five dollars paid
by him. Each member is thus certain OF receiving
in return the value of the FIVE dollars paid, and may
also receive painting other work OF art OF great
value
Third.-The Institution keeps an office and FREE
PICTURE GALLERY, always open, well attended,
and hung with fine paintings, at 497 Broadway,
where the members in New York receive t6eir en-
cravings, paintings, &c, and where the BUSINESS
of the Institution is transacted
Fourth.-The BULLETIN of the Art Uniot, which
has now been enlarged to include, in addition to the
usual Catalogue of Pictures and List of Subscribers,
particular descriptions of works purchasd for dis
tribution, news of interest in relation tq the Fine
Arts, extracts from the correspondence the inst-
tuition Wood-cut illustrations of Paintings belong.
ing to the Gallery, and generally such matters OF
interest connected with the Art Unionhs may be
desirable to subscribers, will be furni9 led gratu-
tously to Honorary Secretaries, and TO nose mem,
bers who, after paying their subscriptions, shall
signify their desire to have it FORWARDED to them by
mail To all others the price will be ix cents per
number
Distribution Of the EngTavings, ad he Annual
| Report of the year lS4S.-The Engraving of Queen
Mary signing the Death Warrant G Lady Jane
Greg," upon steel, and measuring , inches by l5a
4
in the hands of the printer ever sine Its complexion
Prints being taken from it at the rate OF nifty
per day, and the distribution of then Will commence
about the first day of May next.
; An effort will be made TO delivf them as nearly
as possible in the order of the receipt OF subscrp.
tons. Those Honorary Secretaries, therefore, who
transmitted the earliest remitartes may expect 10
b. first supplied The Outline Illustrations OF hip
Pan Winkle will be ready for djlivery at the same
time with the Queen Mary
| The TRANSACTIONS win bepublished and dis
| tributed at the same time withthe engravings
The Engraving for the yea, lSi9.-Ihe plate OF
Youth" being the second Gcture of Mr. Coles
celebrated series of the "Voylge Of LIE, is IN pro
gress under the skilful bury of MIR. James Smile,
who will undoubtedly make ii the best large land
| scape engraving executed in this country. A
| small etching of this pict,re will accompany the
volume of "Transactions''about 10 be published.
The Medal for the year ls49.-The subject of this
medal is the head OF Colonel Trumbull, IN continu-
alton Of the series of distinguished American artists,
commenced by the representations OF AAston and
Stuart.
4 Bronze Slaiueiles.--A committee was appointed
selaA- tins since by the General Board TO inquire
into the erpediency of procuring statuettes bronze
Tor distribution at the next annual meeting. The
London Art Union for several years las expended
most judiciousy portion of Its funds in encour.
aging this branch of Art. There has always been
} difficulty in this country in obtaining proper
workmen, which is the principal reason why re.
duced copies in bronze have not already bees made
OF several exquisite statues, modelled by our own
artists, and which seemed peculiarly adapted 10
this mode of treatment. This obstacle has row
been removed, and there are here at present several
persons lately arrived from Europe, who are fully
competent 10 undertake this kind of work. Indeed
the small bust Of an Indian, beautifully modelled
by BRows, has been reproduced in bronze by one
OF these artists in very satisfactory manner. A
resolution has accordingly been passed, in accord
ance with the recommendation Of the special com.
mittcc OF inquiry, that Mr.. BRowS be commissioned
10 model a statuette in bronze, twenty inches in
1 trait Of Iuziia md abara Tor
and that twenty copies in bronze be cast for distr
button among the members Of the year lS4g.
Etchings IN Outline for b.e year lSi9.-A set 81
Outlines, similar to the illustrations Of Rip Van
Wrinkle, will undoubtedly be published for the
members Of the present year The special commit
| tee upon Engrayings have the subject under con
sideration but have as yet made no report upon il
TO the General Board Due notice shall be given az
soon as that body pass decisive resolution in rca-
ton to IL.
The list Of Paintings already purchased for dis
tribuuon, numbering already over one hundred, in
| cudes the following, to which additions are now
being made every week
The Venetian Bride, by Louis Lang; Swiss
Scenery by ID. Huntingdon; 'Jephthah's Daugh-
ter by w. {. Sanders; Coast Scene, near New
port, r. H. by ID Hunt gton; Leisure Hours, by
Allen Smith, Jr.; The shepherd Boy by I'd. Raab;
"A Peep at the Catskill Mountain House 'susque.
hanna Scenery from Recollection, by T. Doughty
Cattle by r. II. Hinckley; View in Berkshire
Co, Mass. Clearing off after a September Storm,
r
by r. A. Richards; View in Pittsford, W.T. by r. r.
Church; View Of Great harrington, Berkshire Co,
Mass.-Mount Washington in the Distinctly
Evening Sunlight by A. II. Wenzler; Looking
Scaward,' by IA. g. Hall; 'Othello relating the
Story Of his LIFE Expectation by g. A. Baker;
Gil Bias and the Archbishop, by r. w EdInonds;
Scene On the Juniata,' by r. w. Wbitrdgc; Group
Of Peasant Children, by n. Zahner; The Inter.
ccptcd Letter. by J. Il. Flsgg; Fruit Piece by
;. Rooscn; Diamond Cove at Sunset, Portland
Me- by Chas f. Beckett The Sailor Boy" pc
trarch's Laura, by S. s. Osgood Duck Shooters,
by w. Ranney; Landscape Composition by I.
t5BuriOrd; Winter ON the Passaic;' Early Autumn
Study from Nature BY d. w. G. Bontcllc; Mid
uleficld Falls, CT 'Recollectons Of Kauerskill
Glove by X. w Hubbard Jack the Giant Killer, I
by Alex. Rutherford; View near Rockland Land
ing,' by James ~. CafIcrty; "Now Never by
r. n. Matteson; Above the Clouds at Sunrise, by
p. 4. Church; The Apple Of Dscord, by II. y.
Cray The Wages Of War by II. p. Gray; Anne
rican Winter Scene by Regis Gignoux; The Cat
skill Mountains. from below Hudson, by X. G.. l..
Leonor; Landscape-P Mic Party; Roman
RUNE, with figures, by B. NJ. McCOnkey; Roman
Girl Bathipg,' by H. Terry; 'Luther's Vow The
Last Moments Of Luther;' 'Bunyan's Vision Of the
Cross, by Edwin White; 'SchrOon Lake. 'Soli-