The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1855-01-24
THE GREEK SLAVE!


and tho Dancing Girl!
FINllE above celebrated Statues, together
l. with Fifteen Sta,urttcs in Brouhe, and
several hundred Magnificent oil Paintings,
from the collection al prizes To be distributed
among the members of the Cosmopolitan Art
Association at tho first annual distribution,
in January next.
Tie Cysmopoif0a Ari0hd LHerary Assoeia
linn,
Organized for the Encouragement and Grncr
al Diffusion Of Literature and the Fine
Arts on a new and original plan.
This popular Art Association is designed
to encourage and popuarize the Fine Arts,
and disseminate wholesome Literature
throughout the country \ Gallery of Art is
permanently founded, and will contain a val
uablr collection of Paintings and Statuary,
for the annual distribution Of each year
The best Literature ofthc''iay will be issued
to subscribers, consisting OF the popular
Monthly Magazines Reviews, Sc.
The Committee Of Management have the
pleasure of announcing that the First Annu
al Distribution will take place on the 30th Of
January ncXt.at which time will he distriliut
ed or allotted to members several hundred
Works of Art, among which is the nriginal
aud world-rcnowncd statue ~ the GREEK
SLAVE, hy Hiram Powers, costing over FIVE
Statues of Venus Bacclautc, Ilchc, Flora
and the Dancing Girl and fifteen Statucitcs
| in Bronze, imported from Paris also, Il large
| collection of OIL Paintings, comprising some
| of the beat productions of celebrated Amer
| lean aud Foreign Artists.
The Literature issued to Subscribers con-
sist of the following Monthly Magazines -
IIarpcrS, Putuam's, Knickclbockrr, Black
woods, Graham's, Magazine Of Art aud
Godcy's Lady's Book, and the Quarterly Re
views reprinted in New York: Edinburgh,
Westminster, London Quarterly, and North
! British.
IioH fer The current lror-1S5i-5.
| The payment of three dollars constitutes
any one u member Of this Association, and
entities lin to either one Of the above Mag
azimcs for one ycarand also to u ticket in the
distribution OF the Statuary and Paintings,
! (which are to be allotted to members in Jan
| uary.
Persons taking five memberships are en-
| titled TO any live OF the Magazines one year,
and to sir GckcfS in the distribution.
Persons, on lsssseMng members, can have
have their Magazine commence with any
month they choose, and rely ON its being
mailed to them promptly on the first ofcvcry
month, direct from the New York and phla-
delphia Publishers.
Littell's Living Age, Weekly, is furnished
one year to two memberships for So.
The net proceeds derived from the sale OF
memberships are devoted to the purchase of
Works of Art for the ensuing year.
Books open To receive names at the East
crn office, New York, or Western office San
| dusky.
The Gallery of Art is located at Sandusky,
| (thc Western Office of the Association, where
sRHib GraBHe BWiidiHgS have been erected
/ q "a
| splendid collection Of Slatuary and Paintings
are exhibited
1@c AtrdH,agcs !Scourcd
! bybccoming Il member Of this Association
f;uc--
S(1st. All persons receive the mn rGIHe of
1 nrr subscription al lie start, ia the shape Of
sterling Magazine Literature.
ID Each mrmbcr is contributing toward
purchasing choice Works of Art, which are
TO be distributed among themselves, and are
at the same time encouraging the Artists of
the country, diSbursing thousands of dollars
! through its agency.
Persons in remiiting funds for membership
will please give their post e6ice addrcss in mi,
stating the month they wish the Magazine
10 commence, and write the word "Rcgistcr-
ed" on the envelope to prevent loss, ON the
receipt Of which, a certificate Of member
ship together with the Magazine desired will
be forwarded to any pant of the country.
Those who purchase Magazines at Book
stores will observe that by Joining this asSo-
citation, they receive the Magazine and FREQ
Ticket in the annual distribution, all ut the
same price they now pay for the Magazine
alone.
/ Persons subscribing any time before the
3Oth of January, are entitled TO the Maya
zines for 1865.
Closing n tic .I3ookSi
/ Subscriptions Will he received up 10 the
Both January, at which time the distribution
will take place
Illustrated Descriptive Catalogues Of the
whole collertjpu 10 be distributed, will be
sent free Of charge on Application.
] re- Oihces Of the Association, at the
Nnickerbocker Magazine Office. 3ls Broad
way, New York, and at No. l6e, Water St,
sandusky' ohio' Address, Cat cither Office,
for memberships.
| &. d. DERBY, AciuaIy c. A ala