Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1855-08-01
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BACCHANTE, VENUS, FLORA, HEB.
AND THE DANCING GIRL

BACCHANTE, VENUS, FLORA, HEBE,
AND THE DANCING GIRL!
TlHE above celebrated Statues, together with
L FIFTEEN STATUES IN BRONZE, and several
hf; 4 NIFICENT OIL PAINTINGS, form the
collection of pieces to DO distsibuted among the
members of the Cosmopolitan Art Association
at the trsI annual distribution, in January next.
The Cosmopolitan Art and Literary
Association.
Organized for the Encouragement and General
Diffusion of Literature and the Fine Arts on a
Heno and original plan.
This popular Association is designed to encour-
age and populariZo the Fine Arts, and dissent
nate wholesome Literature throughout the coun-
try. A Gallery of Arts is permanently founded
and will contain valuable collection of Pain
tinCs and Statuary, for the annual distribution
of each year. The best Literature of the day,
will be issued to subscribers, consisting of the
popular Monthly Magazines, Reviews, &c.
The Committee OF Management have the plea
sure of announcing that the First annual Distri-
button will take place on the Both of January,
next, ut which time will DO distributed or ullot
ted to members several hundred Works of Art
among which is the original and wOrld-renown-
ed GREEK SLAVE, by HIRAM Powers, costing
over five thousand dollars together with the
beautiful Statues of VENUS. BACCHANTE
uEBE, FLORA, and the DANCING GIRL !;
and the fifteen StNtuettcs in Bronze, imported
from Paris, also q large collection of OIL PAIN
TINGS, comprising some of the best production
of celebrated American and Foreign Artists.
The Literature issued to subscribers consists of
the following Monthly Magazines Harper's
Putnam's, knickcrbockcr, BlackwOod's, Ora
hams, Magazine of Art, and Godey'S Lady's
Book, and the Quarterly Reviews reprinted in
New York: Edinburgh, Westminster, London
Quarterly, and North British.
Plan for the Current Year---1654-'5.
The payment of :hrco dollars constitutes any
ono a meinb Der of this Association, and entities
him to either ono of the above Magazines for ono
year, and also to ticket in the distribution of
tho Statuary and Paintings, which are to allot-
ted to members in } anuary.
Persons taking five memberships are entitled
to any five of the Magazines year, and to six
tickets in the distribution.
Persons, on becoming members, can have their
Magazine commence with any month they
choose, and rely on its being mailed to them
promptly on the first of every month, direct frcm
the Now York and Philadelphia Publishers.
LITTELL'S LIVING AGE, Weekly, is fur
nished one year and two memberships for Sc.
Tho net proceeds derived from the sale of
memberships, arc devoted to tho puchase of
Works OF Art for the ensuing year.
Books open to receive names Mt tho Eastern
Office, New York, or Western office, Sandusky. ~
The Gallery of Art is located Sandusky, the
Western office of the Association, y where superb
Granite Buildings have been erected for it, and
in whose spacious saloons the splendid collection
of Statuary and Paintings arc exhibited.
The advantages secured by becoming mem
Der of this Association arc
LIST. All persons receive the full value of their
subscription at the start, in the shape of sterling
Magazine Literature.
ed. Each member is contributing toward pur-
chasing choice Works of Art, which are to be
distributed among themselves, and nro ut tho
Same time encouraging the Artists of the coun-
try, disbursing thousands of dollars through it's
agency.
Persons in renting funds for membership,
will please give their post office address i'll full,
stating the month they wish the Magazine to
commence, and write the word 'REGlsTEnED" on
cnvelop to prevent loss, on tho receipt of which,
u certificate of membership, together with tho
magazine desired, will be forwarded to any part
ofthe country.
Those who purchase Magazines at Bookstores
will observe that by joining this association,
thoy receive tho Magazine and Free Ticket in the
annual distribution, all ut tho same price they
now pay for the Magazine alone.
Persons subscribing any time before tho 30th
ofJanuary, arc entitled to the Magazine for 1855.
Closing of the Books!
Subscriptions will be received up to tho 30th
january, at which time tho distribution will tax c
place.
ILLUSTRATED DEsCRIPTIvE CATALOGUES of tho
whole collection to be distributed, will be sent
free of charges on application.
Offices of tho Association, at tho Knicker.
booker Magazine office, 34S Broadway, New York,
and at No. 1866, Water St., Sandusky, Ohio. Ad-
dress, (nt either office for mem berShips.
3m. G. l.. DERBY, ACtuarY G. A. & L, A.