The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-09-25
PROSPECTUS
OF
THE AMERICAN ART-UNI0N
FOR 1919.
OFFICERS FOR ls4e.

! OFFICERS FOR 1919.
PROSPER M WETMoRE, President GEORGE w
AUSTEN, Treasurer. ANDREW WARNER, Core
spending Secretary. NATHANIEL JARVIS, JR., Re
| cording Secretary.
CoMmIrTEE OF MANAGRmENT.-Geor w. Aus
ten, James II. Van Allen, Henry J. Raymond, Eras-
tus c. Benedict, William b. Deem, Prosper Nj. Wet
| more Charles III. Russell, Nathaniel Jarvis, jr.,
1 John p. Ridner, William J. Hoppin, Abraham M.
Cozzens, Marshall o. Roberts, Frederick A. Coe,
! Iefferts c. Coles, Robert Kelly, Andrew Warner,
Benjamin H. Jarvis, John III. Austen, James w.
Beekman, Philip Hone, Evert A Duyckinck.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Abraham M. Cozzens,
Chairman, Andrew Warner, William j. Hoppin,
Frederick A. Coe, Benjamin IL. Jarvis President
and Treasurer, er a6icio.
! SuPERINTENDEST-J. William Moore.
PLAN
Every subscriber of FIVE DOLLARS is a mem
Der of the Art Union for the year. and Is entitled to
all its privileges.
The money thus obtained CATER paying necessary
expenses, is applied
< First.--Io the production Of a large and costly
! ORIGINAL ENGRAVINGf from an American paint
ing, OF which the plate and copyright belong To the
Institution, and are used solely for its benefit. OF
this Engraving every member receives copy for
| every five dollars paid by him. Members entitled
to duplicates at liberty to select from the
! cravings of previous years. Whenever the funds
! Justify it, AN EXTRA ENGRAVING OR WORK
! OF ART is also furnished TO every member. Every
| member also receives full Annual Report of the
! proceedings, &c, of the Institution.
second.410 the purchase Of PAINTINGS and
! SCULPTURE, STATUETTES in Bronze, and
MEDALS, by native resident artists. These
paintings and sculptures publicly exhibited
the Gallery of the Art Union till the annual meet
! ing in December, when they are PUBLICLY DIS
| TRIBUTED BY LOT among the members, each
member having share for every five dollars paid
| by him. Each member is thus certain Of receiving
in 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 their
cravings, paintings, &c, and where the business
OF the Institution Is transacted.
Fourth.-The BULLETIN of the Art Union, which
has now been enlarged 70 include, in addition to the
usual Catalogue of Pictures and List of Subscribers
particular descriptions of works purchased for dis
trbution, news of interest in relation to the Fine
Arts extracts from the correspondence of the lnsti
tuition, Wood-cut Illustrations of Paintings belong
ing TO the Gallery, and generally such matters of
interest connected with the Art Union may be
desirable subscribers, will be furnished gratui-
tously to Honorary Secretaries, and to those mem
beers who, after paying their subscriptions, shall
signify their desire TO have it forwarded to them by
mail. To all others the price will be six cents per
number
Distribution Of the Engrapings, and the Annual
Report of the year lS4S.-The Engraving of Queen
Mary signing the Death Warrant of Lady Jane
Grey" upon Steel and measuring % inches by l53
inches, finished early in the year. and has been
IN the hands OF the printer since its completion.
Prints are being taken from 1t at the rate of fifty
per day, and the distribution of them will commence
about the first day of May next.
! An effort will be made TO deliver them nearly
possible in the order of the receipt of subscrip
tons. Those Honorary Secretaries, therefore, who
transmitted the earliest remittances may expect To
be first supplied. The Outline Illustrations of RIP
Pan Winkle will be ready for delivery at the
time with the Queen Mary
The Transactions viii be published and dis
trbuted at the same time with the engravings.
The Engraving for The year lS49.-The plate of
YOUTH being the second picture of Mr. Coles
celebrated series of the Voyage of Life" is in pro-
gress under the sSlful BURN of Mr.. James Smile,
who will undoubtedly make it the best large land
scape engraving ever executed in this country. A
small etching of this picture will accompany the
volume of transactions about To be published.
! The Medal for the year lS49.-The subject of this
medal is the head of Colonel Trunbull, in continu-
alton of the series Of distinguished American artists,
commenced by the representations of Allston and
Stuart
Bronze Stntlsttss.-A committee was appointed
some time since by the General Board to Inquire
into the expcdency procuring stauettes in bronze
Tor distribution at the next annual meeting The
London Art Union for several years has expended
most judiciously 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 been made
of several exquisite statues, modelled by our own
artists, and which seemed peculiarly adapted To
this mode of treatment. This obstacle has now
been removed, and there here al present several
persons lately arrived from Europe, who fully
competent 10 undertake this kind of work. Indeed
the small bust of an Indian, beautifully modelled
by Bows, has been reproduced in bronze by one
of these artists in a very satisfactory manner. A
resolution has accordingly been passed, in accord
ance with the recommendation of the special COM
mittce of inquiry, that MIR. BRowN be commissioned
10 model statuette in bronze, twenty inches in
height, illustrative of Indian form and character
and that twenty copies in bronze be cast for disri
button among the members Of the year 1919.
Etciings IN Outline for The year lS49.-A set Of
Outlines, similar to the illustrations Of Rip Van
Wrinkle, will undoubtedly be published for the
members of the present wear. The special commit
tee upon Engravngs have the subject under con-
sideration, but have as yet made report upon il
TO the General Board. Due notice shall be given as
soon as that body passa decisive resolution in rea-
ton 10 il.
The list Of Paintings already purchased for dis
trbutiUn, numbering already over one hundred, in
cludes the following, To which additions are now
being made every week
The Venetian Bride by Louis Lang; Swiss
Scenery by ID. Huntington; 'Jephthah's Daugh-
ter by w. c. Sanders; Coast Scene near New
port, r. L., by d. Huntington; Leisure Hours,' by
Allen Smith, jr.; The Shepherd Boy by Ed. Raab;
"A Peep at the Catskil Mountain House, Susque-
\ hanna Scenery from Recollection by r. Doughty;'
Cattle by r. II. Hnckley; View in Berkshire
Co, Mass. Clearing of after a September Storm
by Geo Inness; View on the French Broad River
by r. A. Richards; View in Pttsford, VT by F. +.
Church; View of Great harrington, Berkshire Co.,
Mass.-MOunt Washington in the Distance-by
Evening Sunlight by A. II. Wcnzler; Looking
Seward by II. G.. Hall; 'Othcllo relating the
Story Of his Life;' Expectation by G.. A. Baker;
Gil Bias and the Archbishop by F. w Edmonds;
Scene on the Juniata, by r. w Whitridge; Group
Of Peasant Children by n. Zahner; The Inter
cepted Letter. by J. y. Flagg; Fruit Piece by
s. Roesen; Diamond Cove at Sunset, Portland,
Me- by Chas. f. Beckett; The Sailor Boy" pc
trarch's Laura by 5. $. Osgood; Duck Shooters,
by w. Ranney; Landscape Composition by +.
Burford; Winter on the Passac;' Early Autumn
Study from Nature by ID. w. G. Boutelle; Mid
dohed Falls, Ct.;' 'Rccoections Of Kauterskill
Glove by r. w Hubbard; Jack the Giant Killer
by Alex Rutherford; View Rockland Land
ing by James II. Cafierty; "Now or Never by
r. II. Matteson; Above the Clouds at Sunrise, by
+. r. Church; The Apple Of Discord,' by II. p.
Cray; The Wages Of War, by n. p. Gray; Anne
rican Winter Scene by Regis Gignoux; THE Cat
skill Mountains, from below Hudson by X. G.. l..
Lconori Landscape Mic Party; Roman
Ruin Rum with figures BY B NJ M9Conkey Rolasn