Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1851-10-30
THE AMERICAN ART.UNIt.
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ssas aSs.fsrefsd etths Legtsiaturs 81 al 81. SIn
Ae,s Yet. lSAo. VS.
lis FIRST distribution Of Worh, g A., 80,
/ 1882 when its members nunn6essd NJ fsove
Works Of Art distributed amounted .,fini
Iss annual income has increased from 81 II
70 SIS, 0o0-sand the Works Of Art annually Dim
tFibuted BY the Institution have increased trote
seven 10 lStl, costing about $4,000, 10 / .0l0 il
/ 1850. costing about so. O0o
Since lis establishment, eleven years since, the
Aneaean Art Union has purchased and allslted
amongits members over 1000 works of art, exc
cnted BY about 800 Artists, resident in the differ
ent Statesa aid Territories 81 the Union, and by
American hstists; resident in Rome, Florence,
Dnsseidors, Msaice, Paris, London, and else
where.
EngrasinEs, Behring'S aud Outlines, about q
million 10 nhEler, have been circulated in the
operations Of The Institution, throughout our own
and other lands.
L has now DYER 1000 agencies, embracing
every principal town in every State and Territory
9th Union, as win as IN the neighboring Pro-
yinees, and I'd Ear,pe.
Citizens and strangers have free access TO its
two large galleries which cover an area Of 5, 400
square feet, and are filed with choice Paintings
and other woiks art.
II issues monthly to each member an illustrat-
ed Journal devoted to Art, containing is pages Of
reading tnatterof three columns each, royal quar-
to. This work contains series of articles in re.
ation 10 the Biography Of Artists, and the Histo-
ry Of Art; and fall Information Of the progress Of
the Fine Arts IL home and abroad.
Il is estimated that over half million Of OBJ
eties daring psivilsgss 6 Iiie EEs shsse M
the exhibition Of these works Of art free of -"
pense.
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~ Is beiieyea that no Art Union Soe;et, has
ever made so qSlnable return 10 its members as
~. e institutions This has been accomplished BY
VIC I''otseJ large numbers. enabling greater re-
wl'noal corresponding increase ofexper ma
therefore the more extended its friends, nj
numerous and valuable will be flss,nrsa tn
year to year. 80 ~ ~ = s se,er -
The members ID, ,ssssOY y inches sa a.s a.
Of their subscriptiossted Painting o. Inn h
~ Journal or group al Inc e.o oU Of one Of
each Prsuen ,ssading OF an VA ~ay.
Sd. s vi he a,e Mea's g. Of FIVE Prints IRON
iss.sss Of sso recsNMse Steel OF average siLe
49, and e4scnsed ssyI, o's
Mourn IL. Esgrayeia, aites the iol'oWiNe
AnERIcAs HlEss9z as .PsDEE-By Ranney,
Or.n aT6. AND ioU1G h4S--Dy---. = v AZ. !
R.p p .fs,r NJ III ! HoRsE-By Noun, go
Tins formiaga Gallery Of american AT os ~.
venient sizs or Snding or for pteseryat'on 10 M
nortfolio. Instead 81 framing, II desired - ~"
r. observed hat all the Engrayings Oh TINS feai
- "a American subjects. =,
Each member will be entitledto a share 70 me
distributions Of the present year, q the Wo.Aa =.
art already purchased, and which are certainly
more Numerous, interesting and valuable man
ever before exhibited at corresponding Pef'ou
Of this Institution. -, ane
The Catalogue already numbers aoont ooo.
heinz the latest and best of the productions p,
their autbors. Besides these Paintings there WA
IL included bsautiful bas relief, by Pdtner OIL
Ersr;ng and bust in marble, by Galft; :.
SucH Is the return already offered, ana winch
viii be further extended and increased IN value
by the increase Of the members and the jealous
Snbscriptiens can be made TO the Agent W
HERBERr, OF to J. P. BRows, Esq, Postmaster
! Charlestown.
-N-i ctr Is a native of Norfolk, Va n
WI. -. G-surenee, Italy, at work on bust
/ Psyche.for the yoangmen Of thatgood old borough
in token OF their high appreciation Of his talents
ar. u. IS a;EeIf-raught Artist and lately yisite
the Italian School Of Attic perfect himself i
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