The Portland daily press., 1874-11-16
A Representative and Champion Of
American Art Taste. u
Prospectus for 1S75--Eighth Year.
THE ALDINE.
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THE ART JOURNAL ofAMERICA,
r7s.o- Issued Monthly.
A Magnificent Conception, wonderfully
A Magnificent Conception, wonderful
Ebs q carried ont.

$50 The necessity of popular medium for the repre-
sentaton of the productions of great artists has
always been recognized, and many attempts have
ures which so invariably followed each attempt in
this country to establish an art journal, did not
prove the indifference of the people of America to
the claims of high art. So soon proper apprecia
ton of the want and an ability meet were shown,
mercial triumph--1lHE ALDINE
q. THE ALDfNE, while issued with all theregular-
ty, has none Of the temporary timely interest
CANT miscellany Of pure light, and graceful ltera-
mems Of artistic skill, in black and white. Although
each succeeding number affords a fresh pleasure to
its friends the real value and beauty of THE Al
DINE will most appreciated afteri is bound up at
the close of the year. While other publications may
Similar cas 1Ib i %ia and or
inal conceptionalone and unapproached- absolutely
If IN pEe OF e pos e
quantity of fine paper and engravings in any other
shape or number Of volumes for ten Times It's cost;
The national feature Of THE IEpINE must be
taken in n 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
criminate only grounds of intrinsic merit. Thus,
while placing before the patrons of THE ALDLNE,
eaa the spnnn ions Of the
be given to specimens from foreign masters, giving
subscribers all the pleasure and instruction obtana
bic from home or foreign sources. r.ie.t-Y
na with TIE 1Ip1TE an important nsts feature
pirate to the satisfactory treatment of details than
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nteIsperson OF landscape, marine, figure, and ami
NAL subjects, sustains undated interest," mpossi
BILE where the scope of the work confines the artist
Of THE lLDINEisa light and graceful accompan-
iment, worthy Of the artistic features, with only
the popular interest of the work. n-a4
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