Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1855-08-08
The Greek Slave!

DhCJI1dNIE, IL, T.,
AND THE DANCING GIRL!
TTNIIE above celebrated Statues, together with
l. FIFTEEN STATUES IN BRONZE, and several
h; Al NIFICENT OIL PAINTINGS, form the
collection of pieces to be distsibuted 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 drts on q
neto and original plan.
This popular Association is designed to encour-
age and pOpularize the Fine Arts, and dissent
nate wholesome Literature throughout the coun-
try. A Gallery of Arts is permanently founded
and will contain O valuable collection of Puin-
tings and Statuary, for the annual distribution
of each year. The best Literature of tho 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 tie 50th of january,
next, ut which time will be distributed or alot
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
HEBE, FLORA, and tho DANCING GIRL !;
and tho fifteen Statuettes in Bronze, imported
from Paris, also large collection of OIL PAIN
TINGS, com prising some of the best production
ofcelobratod American and Foreign Artists.
The Literature issued to Subscribers consists of
the following Monthly Magazines Hurpcr's
Putnam's, Knickerbocker, Blackwood's, Ora
HAMS, Magazine of Art, and GOdey's Lady's
Book, and the Quarterly Reviews reprinted i'll
Now York: Edinburgh, Westminster, London
Quarterly, and North British.
Plan for the Current Year---1s54-'5.
The payment of three dollars constitutes any
one n member of this association, and entities
him to either one of the above Magazines for one
year, and also to ticket in the distribution of
the Statuary and Paintings, which are to allot-
ted to members i'll j anuary.
Persons taking five memberships arc entitled
to any five of the Magazines on 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 ircm
the New 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, devoted to the puchaSe of
Works of Art for the ensuing year.
Books open to receive names at the Eastern
office, New York, or Wes'ern office, Sandusky.
Tho Gallery of Art is located aSandusky, the
Western office of tho AssOciGtion,) 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 u mem
Der of this Association are
LIST. All persons receive the full value of their
subscription at the start, in the shape of sterling
Magazine Literature.
chasing choice Works of Art, which are to be
distributed among themselves, and ut the
Same time encouraging the Artists of the coun-
try, disbursing thousands of dollars through its
agency.
Persons in remitting 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 unregistered" on
onvcOp to prevent loss, on the receipt of which
IL certificate Of membership, together with the
magazine desired, will be forwarded to 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, all ut the Same price they
now pay for the Magazine alone.
Persons subscribing any time before tho 30th
ofJanuary, uro entitled to the Magazine for 1850
Closing of the Books!
Subscriptions will be received up to tho 3Ott
january, ut which time the distribution will take
place.
ILLUsTRAATED DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUES of the
whole collection to DC distributed, will bo sent
free of charges on application.
s-9S- Offices of the Association, at the Knicker
booker Magazine office, 846 Broadway, New York
and ut No. 166, Water St., Sandusky, Ohio. Adj
dross, lat either office,) for Nom berships.
8m. G. L. DERBY, Actuary c. a. IL L. A.