The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1855-04-18

bduVlu VIII
TTIIE above celebrated Stntues. torcthcr
L with FIFTEEN STATUETrES IN
BRONZE, and srl eIal hundred
Magnificent OIL Paintings,
from the roilcctinn OF prizes TO be dsribu.
ted among the Members Of the CUsmupoli.
tan Art Association ut the first annual dis
tribution, in January next.
The Cosmopolitan Art aud Literary As
sociation,
Organized for The Encouragement and Gen
eral Diffusion Of Literature and the Fine
Arts on a nrtc and original piGH
This popular Art Assori .tion is designed
to encourage and popularizo the Fine Arts,
and disseminate wholesome Literature tlro-
rghout the country. A Gallarv of Art is
permanently founded, and will c"ntaia Il
valurhlu collection of Paintings and Statu-
arv, for the annual distribution of each v5ar.
The best Literature of the dav will be issued
To- subscribers. consistin If the popular
monthly Magazines, Reviews. sc.
The Committee Of Man cement have the
pleasure of announcing that the First An
nual Distribution viii take place on the 30th
Ianulry, inst , nj which time will be di>tri.
butcd, or allotted 10 members, several hun
dred Works Of Art, among which 'S the
original and worid.rrnowucd statue of
THE GREEK SLAVE,
BY HIRAM POWERS. costing over Five
Thousand Dollars. together with the b"au-
tifnl statues of VENUS, RACCANrE,
HEBE, FLORA and the DANCING GIRL
and fifteen Statucttts in Bronze. Imported
from Paris: also, Il large collection "f OH.
PAINTINGS, comprising some of the best
productions of celebrated American and
Foreign Artists.
The Literature issued to subscribers coa-
sistng of the following Magazines:
Harper's, Pntnams, Knickrrbeckcr.B Black
woods, Graham's. Magazine of Arts, and
Gpdcy's Lads Book. and the Quarterly
Westminster, London Quarterly, and North
British.
Plan for the Current year---1S54--5.
The payment Of three dollars constitutes
any one Il member of this association aud
entities him to either one Of the above MAJ
gazinc, for one year, and also to n ticket in
the distribution of the Statuary and Paint
ingS. which are TO be allotted TO the mem
b:rs i'll January.
Persons taking five memberships arc en-
til, IN ,rv 6ro nf ,I,,. N,cr.,.,ir..s o,n ,o,r
and IN sir i;cI,e,s in ,hn di.tributiop
Persons on becoming members, can have
their mnrnyin, commence with amy mnu,k
direct rrHr, tho Ncw.Sork and phij,drlrh;,
ubIisbprs
LITTELLS LIVING AGE. Weekly, is
furnished one year, and two memberships
for SO.
Thr no, procced. derived from thc s,I.
of memberships, are dcyoted 70 ,i,r nurchosr
of works of Art for ih. .nsuinc, war
Books omen to receive names 1t fine East
rrn nfIirr Ncyv york mr. W,.s,nrn o,I;re
Snndusk,,
The Gallery of Art located in Sonduskv
(ihc westcrn-oitice of the Assiciatony where
Syner5 Gro,1,e BuiLIingS b,yr hncn .rr,.,.
for il, and in wnose spScious saloons the
splrn4i,l collection ofStaiuary and Painting.
are exhibited.
The advantages Secured
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I|"c !" '"'S o." III" snroM1 p1 MI So the "ry% wort
loss, on the receipt Of which a certificate of
membership. together with the Magazine