The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1875-08-20
A Representative and Champion OF
American Art Tastei
Prospectus for 1s75-Eighth Year.
Vhe Aldine.
The Art Journal of America

The Art journal of America
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The necessity of popular medium for the
representation 81 the productions of our great ar
lists, has always been recognized, and many at
tempts have been made to meet he y ant. The
successive failures which invariably followed
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journal, did not p'Ove the indifference OF the
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