The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1854-11-23
THE cosMcPoLirAN
ART AND LITERARY ASSOCIATE

ART AND LIIEkA Ky iAhSOCIATI0Hs
ON a New and Original Plan
/. This new Association 10 designed 10 encourage and
Fine Arts, and disseminate pure aud
literature throughout the country. For
this purpose Galley q Arts Is 70 be permanently
valuable collection Of Printings, Staiuary, &C.,
For Free DistributiOn.
Tho Association will also publth Gnd'tssne TO its
members each year, the best Literature Of the day.
consisting OF the most popular Monthly MagRzinest
-Retiews, and Pictorial Library works, ..
The oFtIcENs or AssocIATIoN for 1854, have the
pleasure announcing that the subscription books
The current year are now Open and annual
distribution Of Works of ATt eontaned In the above
easion t6e,e will he distributed amo membersof
the Association, free OF charge several hundred su!
tperb Works of Art, among which win be the original
and ndworld+ronowned statue OF HIRAM POWERS,
The Greek slave, N s3rI
purchased at expense ofoyer $4,000 Also, aiarro
and very choice collection ofmagnifeent OIL PAINT.
INGS, consisting Of the best productionsof CELEBRATED
American and Foreign Artists, among which are fhe
works ofSoNTAo, MEEKER, READ, KENenfT, GEIswolD4
Artists, which, with the constant additions made
Through agent now In Europe, VIII render this BY far
the most complete Gallery of Arts In the United States.
The Literature
published for dssenir ting among the raer be ofthe
Association, for 1854. will consist OF the iYllowii
Monthly Magazines Reviews, &C., viz: Edrpes's No
tLadg's Boob, and Graham's MdgG.ine; together Sfh
i1e following Quarterly RsfieNs, reprinted IN New
HeSlMtHSfeT. I0nGOn 6EGffeTLH,
Byitish. and Edintrrg Repiep. ia
/ The association sopen to all: any person may boz
come member on the payment of s3, which entities
MIN TO membership and one OF the above Magazine
or keyiews or one yeFr and also TO rae tiel in
N M the annual dstlhution ST fsTGTUARY, PAINTINGS De-
All persons who take five memberships are entitled
TO any of the lve Of the Magazines one year AID sir
tickets in the distribution. so Z - - -
Inc wlde spread fame OF the above periodicals ron
dert to say any thing in their praise as II s
conceded that as literary organs they are far in ad-
price OF each ofwhich Is invariably SO year. thus by
becoming member ofths Association secures TO ali
ing literature and ticket in the distribution Of hs,
most Magnilcentcollecon of choice works OF Artsin,
the country equal to that Of the old American Aft-
TnE GALLERY ofthe Association is located at sandu,-
ky city; where SUFERB GRAEITE BuiLpINes have beon
II, and in whose spacious Saloon the whole
collection of Painting and Stauary will be exhibited
The net proceeds derived from the purchase OF Works
: OF Art for the ensuing year. 's-.sais ssgfE
) ALL Persons desiring to become members, cnn hste
the Magazine commence with any month they choose
and rely pm its being mailed to them promptly on tho
first of every month, direct fromthe New York and
desired. -ii # 5-fl F. g -N7l5s - n ifIf'5 :
TIE INcREAsKo lNTrR EST felt in the adyar OF
the Fine Arts, warrant the belief that this Association
WILL with the powerful aid of Literature, become al
ouce aRioersdg popular, as II not only cultivaes ard
encourages the Fine Arts, but disseminates sterling
Literature throughout theta thereby adapting itself
to tho present wants aud tastes of the Ame rcan
enabling both rich and poorto make their homes plea
sant dpttraetye, by the aid ofsculpture, Paintings
and the best reading matter which the wide range OF
' American Foreign Literature affords. ~, 49,
few of the peculiar advantages derived by joining
this Association, aEe--f III. a u f-s.s 81 III -
1s All persons get the aH rGiuc Of their sH5seriy-
ton at The start in the shape Of sterling Magazine
: Literature;
il 3D. They arc ct the same time contributing toward
@ purchasing choice Works of Art, in bO dis
n tribnted among themselves free OF charge: ~ -.
3d. Each member is also indirectly encouraging and
lpatronzing the Arts aud Artists of the couitry dis
buTsng many thousands Of dollars through its agency
IS Those who purchase Magazines at Bookstores, vii
observe that yloung the Associations they
Magazine, and Free Ticket in the
ut the shne price THEY for the Magazine alone
Books arc open to receive names the Eastern Office
IS New York, or Westet Office, Sandusky. ,.
Persons remitting funds ofmembership, should ma E
ct letters, Registered, and state the month with which
they wish fheirmagaznes to commence, and also eir
of Post Office address in uH, onthe receipt Of which,
certificate Of membership, together with The magazine
desired willb forwarded to any part the coubtry
r Pofces Of the Association al the KnickcrbockeI
Magazine Office, e45 Broadway, NcwsYork, and at No
T. Water Street, Sandusky. Ohio. Address, lat eitho
h ofheeD it,i - C. H. DERBY, .Actuary c. A.Ss L. A.
IS TPV. NJ. GRISWoLD, Hon. Secretary Lancaster,
Of which membership may be obtained. :, Sept. IA