Nebraska palladium. [volume] (Bellevieu City, Neb.) 1854-1855, 1855-02-21
III GREEK SLAVE!
s~asohante, Venus, Flora, Hebe and the Dancing
Girl

9aeehante, Venus, Flora, Hebe and the Dancing
Girl!
HNHE above celebrated Statutes, together with
Il fifteen statutes in bronze, and several hun
bred magnificent oil paintings, from the col
lection of prizes TO be distributed among the
Members of the Cosmopolitan Art Association
at the first annual distribution, in January next.
The Cosmopolitan Art and Literary Associ-
alton, Organized for the Encouragement aud
Generel Diffusion of Literature and the Fins
Arts, on a new and original plan.
The Committee Of Management have tina
pleasure of announcing that the Fifth Annual
Distribution will take place on the Both of jan
uary next, on which occasion there will be dis
tributed or allotted TO members several hundred
works Of art, among which is the original and
world-renowned statue of the Greek Slave, by
Hiram Powers, costing over five thousand dol
lars together with the beautiful statues OF We
nus, Bacchante, Hebe, Flora, and the Dancing
Girl, and fifteen s~tauettes in bronze, imported
from Paris; also, a large collection Of Oil Paints
ings, comprising some Of the best production
Of celebrated Americans and Foreign Artists.
PLAN OF THE CURRENT YEAR.
The payment of three dollars constitutes any
one a member of this association, and entities
him to the KniekeTbOcker Magazine for one
year, and also a ticket in the distribution OF
Statuary and Paintings which are to be allotted
to members in January.
Persons taking five memberships are entitled
to five of tho Magazines for one year, aud also
to six tickets in the distribution.
Persons, on becoming members can have their
Magazines with any month they
choose, and rely on its being mailed TO them
promptly on the first of every month, direc:
from New York.
T he proceeds derived from The sale Of mem
berships 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.
I III. T.H.E,r - Al - l,.,4.H - .,I..l.
(the Western office of the Association where
superb Granite Buildings have been erected for
it, and in whose spacious saloons the splendid
collections Of Statuary and Paintings is eXhib-
tied.
The advantages secured by becoming a MEM
Der Of this Association are
LIST. All persons receive the fall value Of
their subscription at the start, in the shape OF
sterling Magazine Literature.
I'd. Each member contributing toward pur-
chasing choice works OF art, which are 20 be
d attributed among themselves, and are at the
same time encouraging the arts OF the country,
discussing thousands Of dollars through its
agency.
Persons renting funds for membership,
should mark letters, Regis tered and state the
month with which they wish their magazines
to commeuce, and also their post office address
IN full, on the receipt Of which, q certificate Of
membership, together with the magazine desired,
will be fowarded 10 any part of the country.
Those who purchase magazines at bookstores
will observe that by joining this Association,
they receive the Magazine and Free Ticket in
the annual distribution, at the SAM price they
now pay for the Magazine alone.
illustrated Catalogues of the whole collec-
ton sent On application, free of charges.
aR- Offices Of the Association, at the Kniek-
erbocker Magazine office, 34s Broadway N. Y.
and at No. loo Water Street, Sandusky, Ohio.
Address, Cat either olbeel for membership,
c. J.. DERBY C. Ak 7.