The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1854-08-31
The COSMOPOLITAN ART AND LIrERARY
ASSOCIATION

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The COSMOPOLITAN ART AND LIBRARY
ASSOCIATION.
Organized for the Encouraging and General Diff
fusion of Literature and the Fine Arts. or a new
aud original plan.
THIS new Association is designed 10 encourage and
L popularize the fine arts, and disseminate pure
and wholesome literature through bout the country.
For this purpose Gallery of Art is to be permanent
ly founded, which will each year contain choice and
valuable collection of Paintings, S'atdary, &c,
FOR FREE DISTRIBUTION!
The Association will also pablih, AID issue % is
members each year. tho 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 tho
pleasure of announcing that the subscription books
for the current year open, and that tho first
annual distribution Of Works Of Art contained in tho
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 DO
the original and wcrld renowned statue Of HIRAM
Powers,
THE GREEK SLAVE,
purchased at an expense of over S. GO0 Also,
large and very choice collection of MAJ nicont Oil
Paintings consisting of the best productions OF Amer
lean and Foreign Ttists rOng biCh the works
% Sontag, Meeker. Read, KeDsett GriSwod, Clough
Frsnkenstein. and other eminent AWerrfp Artists,
which with tho constant additions made through an
agent in Europe will render this by far tho most com
pletc Gallery OF Art in the United States.
THE LITERATURE,
published for disseminating among the members or
the Association for 1854 will consist of the following
Monthly Magazines Reviews, &c, viz: liarper's
Putnams, BlackwOod, KnickerbOcker, Cooley La
dys Book, and Grahaui's Magazine; together with
the following Quarterly Reviews reprinted in New
York, viz: Westminster, London Quarterly, North
British, ard Edinburgh.
The Association is open to all any person may
become a member on the payment OF 50, which cnti-
ties him to a membership and any one of the above
Magazines Reviews for one year and also to fros
ticket in the annual distribution of Statuary Paint
ings &c All who take five memberships, emit
tied to any five of the Magazines year, and SRI
tickets in the distribution.
The wide spread fame Of the above periodicals rem
ders it needless to ssy anything in their praise il
is conceded that literary organs, they far in
advance Of any Others III the world. The publishers
price Of each is invariably So year; thus, by be-
ing member of this Association il secures all the
twofold benefit of three dollars worth Of sterling lit
eratIre 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, where Superb Granite Buildings have
been erected for it. and in whose spacious Saloon the
whole collection Of Statuary and Paintings will BIO
exhibited The net proceeds derived from the sale Of
memberships devoted expressly TO the purchase
of Works of Art for the ensuing year.
The increasing interest felt IN the advancement Of
the fine warrants the belief that this Association
once universally popular it not only encourages
and cutivates the fine arts, but dn Scmnatcs sterling
literature throughout the land thereby adapting it
self to the present wants and tastes Of the American
people enabling both rich and poor to make their
homes pleasant and attractive by the aid Of Seup-
ture Paintings and the best reading matter which
the wide range Of American and Foreign Literature
affords
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;
q They are, at 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
patronizing the Arts and Artists of the country dis
bursting many thou sends Of dollars through its gency
Those who purchase magazines at Bookstores will
observe that, by joining this Association they receive
ion all at the same price they pay for the mag
azine alone
ALI persons on becoming members can have their
magazine commence with any month they choose,
and rely its being mailed to II promptly the
FIRST of every month, direct from the New York and
Philadelphia Publishers. Back numbers furnished,
If desired
Books open to receive names at the Eastern Office
New York or Western Office, Sandusky.
Persons remitting 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 tho receipt of
which certificate of membership together with the
magazine desired, will be forwarded to any part Of
the country.
NJ OHices Of the Association. at the Kn;oker-
booker Magazine Office, 348 Broadway, Nov York.
and at No. Water street, SanduSky, Ohio Address
lat either ofice,) CT DERBY.
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