The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1855-01-11
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ART AND LITERARY ASSOCIATION


ARGANIZED for the encouragement and General
" Diffusion of LITERATURE and the FINE ARTS
on New and Original Plant
This new Association is designed to encourage and
popularze the Fine Arts, and disseminate pure and
wholesome literature throughout the country, For
lhis purpose Galley of Arts is to be permanently
founded, which will each year contain a choice and
valuable collection of Printings, Statuary, &C.,
For Free Distribution.
The Association will also publish and issue to It's
consisting Of the most popular Monthly Magazines
Reyieys, and Pictorial Library works.
The OFFICERS OF THE Association for 1854 have the
pleasure OF announcing that the subscription books for
the current are now open and that the first annual
Gs on Of works OF Art, contained in the above
gallery, VIII take place in January next on which oe-
casion there will he distributed among the menbers of
the Assoeaton free of charge, several hundred su-
pero works OF Art, among which will be the origna
ana d~orid-renowned statue of HIRAM Powers,
The Greek Slave,
purchased AZ an expense of over $5,0OO Also larpe
and very choice collection Ofmagnificent OIL PAINE
lNGS, consisting of the best OF celehrat
American and Foreign Artists, among which arc ,Ia
works OF SoNTAG, MEEKER, READ, KENsETT GRIswo1n
Artists, which, with the constant additions medn
through an agent now in Europe will renSer iht
inc most complete Gallery Of Arts in the United State
The Literature
published for disseminating among the meuib.r. of,to
Assoclaon, for 1854, will consist of The foIIowinr
Monthly Magazines Reviews, &c, viz; Horner,s Ne Ne
gafin6 Putnam, BiaekpOOd, RMietrr5ocIsr n GJ.,..
Ladys Book, and Grahdm's JMdgazfpe; togeiber vi,h
the following Quarterly Reviews rcpriUted in Nn,n
British. and Edinburgh Rer,eas ~"''"y' "0r'"
& Ine association open to all; any person may he
come member on the payment of So, which entitIea
nm 70 membership and one ofthe above Magazines
heVeWs or one year, and also TO frae ticket in
All persons who take five membershins are entitled
10 any the FIVE Of the Magazines one wear and sir
tickets IN the distribution. '' ~ -
The wide spread fame OF the above neyioJicoI, ror
II tOsay any thing in their praise as il is
Somce of @ as,terary organs they far in ad-
Vanee OF any others in the world. The publjshor,s
price OF each of which invariably "a year Tins by
member ofthis Association. II to ali
the Two iod benefit of three dollars worth NJ sterJ
ing literature and ticket in the dStribntion or tbe
most magnificent collection Of choice works or Art in
Union. ~ -A"i'i''"h ar
TaE GALLERY ofthe Association is slocaed at sandu,
ky city, where SuPERB GRANITE BuIInINas have Len
erected for IT, and in whose spacious saloon he aToI
collection of Painting and Satunry will be eYhdted
R es proceeds derived from the purchase OF forks
OF Art ror the ensuing year.
, NJ ~ rERsoNs desiring to become members can he
VIZ I innEaHho commence with any month they choose
anu anu rey pm It's being mailed to them promptly on the
nrst OF every month, direct from the New York and
phladeiphia Publishers. Back Numbers furnished IL
IME INCREASING INTEREST felt in the advance II
the Fine Ars, warrant the belief that this Association
oucs ana OF LorHture, become NJ
encourages the Fine Arts but disseminates serirg q
"a .n,oughon the land, thereby adapting itself
ne Presen wants and tastes ofthe De ope
enabling both rich and poor make their homes pea
sant % @nd attractive by the aid Of Sculpture, Paintings,
ana me best reading matter which the wide range Of
American Foreign Literature Affords
feW OF the peculiar advantages derived by joining
TINS Association, arc -
lst Al persons get the full Uaue Of their su5serip
tog atthe start, in the shape of sterling Magazine
2d; They arc at the same time contributing toward
ShOse Works Of in tnrn 10 be dis
Sd. Each member Is also Indirectly encou N
Paironlzing the Arts and Artists of the country. dis
O9rsng many thousands Of dollars through agency.
lhose VINO purchase Magazines at Book stores will
observe that by joining the Association, they the
hdgaIne and Free Ticket in the
az inc same price THEY for the Magazine alone
BOOKS are open to receive names at the Eastern Office,
New York, or Western Office, Sandusky. -
PERSONS remittng funds of membership, should mark
letters kegstered,' and state the month with which
hey wish their magazines to commence and also their
Post o6iee address in JuH the receipt Of which,
certificate Of membership, together with the magazine
deNsed VIII be forwarded 70 any part of the country
roteeS OF the Association. al the Kniekerbocker
Mayazno Office, 246 Broadway, New York, and ut No.
Water Street, Sandusky, Ohio. Address, (at either
OhlceO C. L. DERRY Actuary C. A. q T. A.
.HTH. M. GRISWOLD, Hon. Secretary Lancaster,
OF which membership may be obtained. Sept Il