The Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1854-1855, 1855-01-12

together
L uets in Bronze and several hundred Magnifcent Oil
Paintings form the collection 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 Association,
Organized for the Encouragement and General Diffusion
of Literature and the Fine Arts on new and original plan
This popular Association designed to encourage and
populaze the Fine Arts and disseminate wholesome tera
turc through the country. Gallery Of Art perni
nently founded and will contain valuable collection Of
Paintings and Satuay for the annual distribution OF each
scbers consisting of the popular Monthly Magazines Re
The Committee of management have the pleasure of
nouncng the First Annual Distribution VIII take place
3oth January next which time viii be dtribu
ted or allotted to members several hundred Works
among which the original and world renowned statue of
Greek Slave by Hiram Powers costing five thou
Bacchante Hebe Flora and Dancing Girl and fifteen
Bronze, imported from Paris: also large
auctions of celebrated American and Foreign Artists
The issued to subscribers consists Of the follow
ing Monthly Magazines-Harpers Putnams ke
Backwood Grahams Magazine of Art and Godeys Iadys
Book and the Quarterly Reviews re printed in New ork
Edinburgh. Westminster London Quarterly and North
British.
Plan for the Current Year--Is54-5.
The payment of three dollars constitutes a mem
Der Of his Association him either
above Magazines for one year and also TO ticket in the
taking Eve memberships entitled any FIVE of
Magazines year, and to six tickets in the dis
tribution.
Persons becoming menbers can have their Magazine
with any month they choose, and rely its be
froa the New York and Philadelphia Publ fishers
IitelIs Living Age Weekly, is furnished year and
memberships for %.
The net proceeds the sale memberships,
devoted to the purchase of Works of Art for the
ing year.
Books open to receive at the Eastern office New
York, Western Office. Sandusky.
The Gallery Of Art is located Sanduky 1.-THE Western
oce Of the Association where superb Granite Buildings
have been erected for and in whose spacious saloons the
splendid collection Of Stsuary and Paintings exhibited
THE ADVANTAGES SECURED
BY becoming member Of this Association
the start in the shape of sterling Magazine Literature.
I'd Each member contributing toward purchasing choice
Works which be distributed among
the time the Artists of the
try disburng thousands of dollars through
Persons in RENTING funds for membership will please
give their post Office address full stating the month they
wish the Magazine to and write the word Regis
tered the envelope prevent loss the receipt Of
which certificate Of membership together with the Maga
desired will be forwarded part of the country
Those who purchase Magazines Bookstores will observe
that by joining this they the Magazine
Free Ticket the distribution. all the
price they pay for the Magazine alone
Persons subscribing before the Soth of January
entitled TO the Magazines for 1855.
Closing Of the Books.
Subscriptions will be received the seth January.
which time the distribution will take place.
Illustrated Descriptive Catalogues the whole collection
to be distrieute viii be free of charge eocton
ofhces Of the Association the knickerbocker Mag
azine office. slS Broadway, New York No. los Water
street. Sandusky Ohio Address at either office. fer
bership, c. L DERBY. Actuary G. A. 4 L. A
ley CHAS. II. BURCHENAl- CentreviIlo. Honorary
Secretary. of whom memberships may be obtained
December -. 1854 lit