Burlington tri-weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1852-1855, 1854-12-28
THE GREEK SLAVE!
Bacchante, Venus, Flora, Htbe, and the
DANCING Girl!

TNHE above celebrated Statues together with FIF-
i TEEN A1UETIES IN BRONZE and sever
al hundred MAGNIFICENT OIL PAINTINGS.
form the collection of prizes to be distributed among
the members If the Cosmopolitan Art Association at
the first annual distribution, in January next.
The Cosmopolitan Ari 4 Literary Association,
Organised for the Encouragement and Gen.
eral Diffusion Of literature and the
Fine Arts, ON a neU and
original plan.
The committee of Management have the pleasure Of
announcing that the First Annual Distribution viii
take place the 3Oth Of January next on which oc
casion here will be distributed or allotted TO members
several hundred works Of Art among which is the
original AMI worid-renowned Statue Of the GREEK
SLAVE, by HIRAM Powers costing over five thou
ed dollars together with the beautiful Statues Of
VENUS, BACCHANTE, HEBE, FLORA, and the
DANCING GIRL; and fifteen Statuettes in Bronze,
imported from Paris; also, large collection Of OIL
PAINTINGS, comprising some Of the best produc-
tons Of celebrated American and Foreign Artists.
Plan for the Current Year.
The payment Of three dollars constitutes any one
member Of this Association, and entities him to the
hnickerb0cker Magazine for one year, and also .
ticket in the distribution Of the Statuary and Paint
'n0s which are to be allotted to members in Japuary
Persons taxi. five memberships are entitled to FIVE
Of the Magazines one year, and to SIX TICKETS in the
distributi,n.
Persons, on becoming members, can have their Ma
gazne commence with any month they choose, and
rely on its being mailed TO them promptly the first
of every month, direct from New York.
The net proceeds derived from the sale Of member
ships 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 Western Office, Sandusky
The Gallery OF Art is located ut Sandusky, THE
Western office of the Association where superb Gran
lite buildings have been erected for it, and in whose
spacious saloons the splendid collection of Satuary
and Paintings is exhibited.
The Advantages Secured
by becoming member Of this Association are
LIST. All persons receive the full value of their sub
scrption at the start, in the shape Of sterling Maya
zine Literature.
I'd. Each member is contributing towards Iurcbs.
sing choice Works Of Art which are to be distributed
among themselves and at the same time encoura-
ging the Artists Of the country disbursng thousands
Of dollars through its agency.
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 on the receipt Of
which, certificate II membership, together with the
magazine desired, will be forwarded to any part of the
country.
Those who purchase Magazines at Bookstores will
observe that by join ng this association, they receive
the Magazine and Free Ticket in tee annual dstri-
button, all at the same price they now pay for the
Magazine alone. @
on application, free Of charge. m@
~ Offc, of the Association at the Knickerbock-
y Magazine Office, 34S Broadway, New York, and OF
NO. 100 Water street, Sandusky, Ohio. Address, lat
either of6ce,) for membership,
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