The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1854-09-28
THE COSMOPOLITAN ART AND LITERARY
ASSOCIATION.

THE COSMOPOLITAN ART AND LITERARY
ASSOCIATION.
Organized for the Encouragement and General Diff
fusion of Literature and the Fine Arts, on a new
and original plan.
HHIS new Association Is designed 10 encourage and
L popularize tho fine arts, and disseminate pure
and wholesome literature throughout the country
For this purpose, Gallery of Arts TO be permanent
valuable collection Of Paintings, Statuary, &C.,
FOR FREE DISTRIBUTION!
The Association will also publish, and issuc to Its
members each year, the best Literature of the day,
consisting of the most popular monthly magazines,
reviews and pictorial library works.
The officers of the Association for 1854. have the
pleasure of announcing that the subscription books
for the current year Eow OPEN and that the hrst
annual distribution of Works Of Art contained In the
above Gallery, will take place in January next on
which occasion there will be distributed among the
members Of the Association free OF charge, several
hundred superb Works Of Art, among which will be
the original and worldrenowned statue of HIRAh
Powers,
nurchased ct an expense of over $1,000! Also, a
large and very choice collection Of magnificent Oil
Paintings consisting Of the best productions OF Amor
ican and Foreign Artists among which are the works
OF Sontag, Meeker, Read, Kensett, Griswold, Clough
Frankenstein and other eminent American Artists,
which with the constant additions made through an
agent in Europe will render this by far tho most conn.,
plete Gallery Of Art in tho United Ststcs.
THE LITERATURE
published for disseminating among the members Of
the Association for 1854 viii consist of the following
Monthly Magazines, Reviews, &c, viz: Harper's
Putnam's, Blackwood Knickcrbockcr, Godeys La
dy's Book, and G1ahan's Magazine; together with
the following Quarterly Reviews, reprinted in New
York, viz: Westminster, London Quarterly North
British, and Edinburgh.
Tho Association is open to all; any person may
become a mcmbor on tho payment OF So, which cnti-
ties him to membership and any one of tho above
-, dcfc tn
ticket in the annual distribution of Statuary, Paint
ings, &c All who take fvo memberships, are enti-
tied to any Ave Of tho Magazines one year, and s,z
tickets in the distribution.
The widespread fame of the above periodicals rem
ders ii needless to say anything in their praise os II
is conceded that, literary organs they are far in
advance of any Others in the world. The publisher
price of each is invariably S. year; thus, by be-
fold benefit of three dollars worth Of sterling lit
crature, and ticket in the distribution Of the most
magnificent collection of choice Works Of Art In the
country.
The Gallery Of the Association is located at San
dusky city whore superb Granite Buildings have
boen erected for it. and in whose spacious Saloon the
whole collection of Statuary and Paintings will be
exhibited The net proceeds derived from the sale OF
memberships devoted expressly to tho purchase
of Works of Art for the ensuing year.
The increasing interest felt in tho advancement Of
tho fine arts warrants the belief that this Association
will with the powerful aid OF literature, become at
once universally popular as it not only encourages
and cultivates the fine arts but d, scinates sterling
literature throughout the land, thereby adapting it.
self the present wants and tastes of the American
people enabling both rich and poor to mako their
homes pleasant and attractive, by tho aid Of Sculp-
turc, Paintings, and the best reading matter which
the wide range Of American and Foreign Literature
affords.
A few of the peculiar advantages derived by join
ing this Association, are:
J. All persons get the full value of their subscrip-
ton at the start in the shape Of sterling Magazine
Literature;
.. They are st the Same time, contributing toward
purchasing choice Works Of Art, which are in turn
to be distributed among themselves free of charge;
g. Each member is also directly encouraging and
paronizng tho Arts and Artists of the country, dis
bursting thousands of dollars through its agency
These who purchase magazines at Bookstores will
observe that by joining this Association they receive
the magazine and free ticket in the annual distribu
ton al at the Same price they pay for the mag
azine alone
AL persona on becoming members can have their
magazine commence with any month they choose,
ard rely its being mailed to them promptly the
first OF every month, direct from tho New York and
Philadelphia Publishers. Back numbers furnished,
L desired
Books open to receive names at the Eastern oficc,
Nsw York, or Western Office, Sanduiky.
Persons RENTING funds for membership should
mark letters Registered" and state the month with
which they wish their magazines to commence and
also their post Office address in full the receipt of
Which, certificate of nbershp together with the
magazine desired, will DO forwarded to any part of
the country.
D5- Offices Of the Association at the Kncker-
booker Magazine Office, 3i8 Broadway, Nez York,
ana at No Water street, Sandusky, Ohio. Address,
(st either ofice) c. L. DERBY,