The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1854-12-23
TIL; GREEK SLAVE!
Bacchante, venus, Flora, HIebe.
and the Dancing Grill

rJNIIE above celebrate Statues, together with FIr-
/ TEEN STATrETrEs ~ BRoNzE. and several hun
drcl MAGNrrlcENT on PAINTINGS form the 60, &C.
ton OF przvs to be- disrib!tc among the members
of the Go.mopnl,n Art As location at the first
| nual distribution in January next.
TILE COSMOPOLITAN ART AND LITERARY
ASSOCIATIoN, y
Organized for the encouragement and General
Diffusion of Literature and the Fine Arts,
on nem and original plan.
The Committee of Management, have he pleasure
of announcing that the First Annual Distribution
will take Place on the 3Oth OF January next, on
VIII ch occasion there will be distributed allotted
to members several hundred Works of Art. among
which is the original and worl-rcnowncd Statue of
the GREEK SLAVE. by II ram Powers, costing over
five thousand dollars! together with the beautiful
statues of Venus. Bacchantc. licbe. Flora and the
Dancing Girl; aud fifteen statuctS in Bronze. i'm
ported from Paris; also. IL .rgc collection of Oil
Paintings. comprising OF the best productions
| of celebrated Amcric N and Foreign Artists.
| PLAN FOR TIE CURRENT YEAR.
| The payment of three dollars constitutes any one
u member of this A>Soci ,tion, AMI entities him to
| the Knickerbocker Magazine Rome YER and also
| Il ticket in the distribution of the Statuary and
Paintings which arc to be allotted to members in
January.
Persons taking five memberships entitled to
five of the Magazines one year, and to six tickets
i'll the distribution
Persons. on Drco'H'IlS InCnlDtT'. CAN niNt tnc'T
Magazine commence with any month they choose.
and rely on its being mailed to them promptly on
the first of every month, direct from New York.
The net proceeds derived from the sale of men,
bcrshps are devoted to the purchase Of Works Of
Art for the ensuing year
Books open to receive names at the Eastern Office
New York or Wcs'ern office, Sanduky.
The Gallery of Art is located at Sandueky. (thc
Western Office of the Association) whose superb
Gr"nite Buildings have been erected for it and in
whose spacious saloons the splendid collection of
Sta;uary and Paint ngs is exhibited.
THE ADT4NTdGES SECURED
| by becoming member of this Association are
LIST. All persons receive the full value of their
subscription ut the start in the shape of sterling
| Magazine Literature.
| ID Each member is contributing toward purch-
asng choice Works of Art which are to be dstrb-
| utcd among Themselves, and are ut the same time
encouraging the Artists of the country. discussing
thousands of dollars through its az 'ncy
| Persons renting funds for membership. should
mark letters. "Rcgistcrcd,'' and state the month
with which they wish their mag zines to commence
and $50 Their post Office address in fall on the re-
c~pt of which, certificate of memb' rshp together
| with the 'gazinc desired. will be forwarded to
| any part of the country.
| Those who purchase Mag zines at Bookstores
vii! observe that by on;ng this Association. they
| receive the Magazine and Free Ticket in the annual
distribution. all at The same price they pay for
| the Mag zine alone.
| illustrated Catalogues o: the whole collection sent
on application. free Of charge.
| s"F' ntlires of the Association at the Enckcr-
booker Magazine Office. 3i7 Broadway, New York
| and at No lit Water Street, Sandrsky. Ohio.
| Address. (at ether Office, for membership.
G.. Il DERBY.
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