The Portland daily press., 1874-12-30
A Representative and Champion Of
American Art Taste. se
Prospectus for. 1S75.-Eighth Year.
a-a" THE ALDINE.
THE ART JOURNAL ofAMERlCA
Issued Monthly.
A Magnificent Conception, wonderfully
carried out. ..

The necessity of a popular medium for the repre-
senaton of the productions of great artists has
always been recognized, and many attempts have
been made to meet the want. The successive fail
ures which SO invariably followed each attempt in
prove the indifference of the people of America to
the claims of high art. So soon as proper appreca-
the public at once rallied with enthusiasm to its sup
msSsaI t,iq%PhEIH I1; 1Lb I1 e., -. r.,.
ty, has none of the temporary or timely interest
characteristic of ordinary periodicals. 1t is an ee
ture; and collection Of pictures the rarest speci-
mems of artistic SKILL in black and white. Although
@ te beauty Of
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the close of the year. While other publications may
claim superior cheapness compared with rivals of
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SCISSOR Of complete volume cannot duplicate the
quantity of fine paper and engravings in any other
shape number of volumes for ten lines its cost;
and then. there is the chrome, besides
The national feature of THE ALELNE must be
taken in no narrow sense. Tue art is COSMOPOLITAN
tuton does not conne itself entirely to the repro
duction of native art Its mission is to cultivate
broad and appreciatiye art tase one that will dis
criminate only grounds of intrinsic merit. Thus,
while placing before the patrons OF THE ALDLNE,
most noted American artists, attention will always
be given to specimens from foreign masters, giving
subscribers all the pleasure and instruction obtaina
The artistic illustration of American scenery, orig
inal with THE ALDINE, is important feature,
pirate to the satisfactory treatment of details than
can be afforded by any inferior page. The judicious
snsaas az na an
BILE where the scope OF the work confines the artist
too closely to single style of subject The literature
of THE ALDINE is light and graceful acc0mpan-
iment, worthy of the artistic features, with only
such technical dispositions do not interfere with
the popular interest of the work.
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THE ALDINE ART UNION.
The union owns the originals of all THE ALDINE
pictures which, with other paintings and engravngs,
series Of 5000 subscribers 100 different pieces valued
at 81 800 distributed the series is
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