New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-12-21
AMERICAN ART-UNTON
IT'S OBJECTS AND oFFIoAas
Distribution for 1850,
NAMES OF PICTURES AND ARTBTS
Full list Of the Drawers of pain,;nv,
ssntuary, Bronzes, SC,

he American Art-Union, in the CITY Of Nsw.
YORK. was incOrPoratedby the Legislature of the
State OF New-York for the promotion of the Eios
AF's IN the United States. 1. is managed by gep.
tIemen who are chosen annually by the members
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lred'tTer ''........G EORGE W sITSrpN
Cor. See.............ANDREN wa Sr SH'
zee. Sse. :, -. NATHANIEL jaws. JR
HOppr, Abraham NJ Cozzens MarshaI o WiiSn
erck Coe Charles p Daly Nathaniel ooeFSS ETed'
Kelly Andrew amer Benjamin Jarvis John AooeH
ten, William II, Appleton, Ever A. DuyckinS e No
Hone, George w. Austen William A B,lIsr tia a.'e
RAYMOND Erasias Benedict William Deem, g e5,ss
Curtis. Charles II Russell N'sS
The Committee have adopted the following ex.
celient plan;
Every subscriber of SIS is a member Of the Art
Union for the year and is entitled to all its priyi
leges.
The money thus obtained latter paying uecessa.
ny expenses is applied,
FIRST To the production OF large and costly
Original Engraving from an American painting.
together with a set of outlines, or some Other
similar Work OF Art.
OF this Engraving every member receives a
copy tor every hive dollars paid by him.
members entitled to duplicates are ut liberty to
select from the engravings OF previous years, ex.
cepting the Artists Dream from which no more
impressions will be taken at present
The plates and copyright Of all Engrayings and
other publications belong to the Institution, and
are used solely for its benefit
Every member also receives full illustrated
Annual Report OF the proceedings, etc Of the
Institution. aud an Illustrated Monthly Bulletin
Sec0nd To the purchase of Paintings and
Sculpture, Statuettes in bronze, and Medals, by
native or resident artists
These works OF art are publicly exhibited at the
Gallery of the Art Union till the annual meeting
in December when they are publicly distributed
by lot among the members, each member having
one share for every FIVE dollars paid by him.
Each member is thus certain OF receiving in re-
turn at least the value of the five dollars paid
and may also receive painting or other work Of
art of great value,
IHyd The institution keeps an office aud ttee
Picture Gallery, always open, well attended and
hung with fine paintings, at 487 Broadway, where
the members in New York receive their engrav.
ings, paintings etc, and where the business of
the Institution is transacted.
The business of the Institution out of the City
of New York is transacted by Honorary Secreta.
res, who receive and remit subscriptions, and
deliver to the members in their vicinity, the Re-
ports Engravngs and works OF Art, after ex.
hibting them a few days-subject to which right
they will be distributed.
The Engravngs, &c to which all the members
are entitled, are forwarded to the Secretaries ct
the expense and risk OF the Institution. The
paintings, &c. which are distributed 6y lot, are
forwarded to the Secretaries at the expense and
risk of those who have been so fortunate as to
draw them. The Secretaries will deliver them.
on being paid the actual cost of boxing and trans.
portation.
The following table shows the progress of the