The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1875-05-01
\ Representative and Champion of American
Art Taste!
= Prospectus for IS75-Eishth Year.
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tn" necessity Of a popular mcdi'm for
the representation Of the productions of
oHr great artists, has always been rrr"y-
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art iournal, did not prove the inIiticr-
encc Of the rcoplc of America to the
claims of high art. So soon az a prone:
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! regularity has none Of the ttmnorary o.
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| ofpnrc light and graceful literainre; and
collection of pictures. til" ra1">t sprci-
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Although. eacn Succeeding number affords
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il does not conIinc itself entirely to the
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art taste, one that will discriminate only
on grounds of intrinsic merit. Thus
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| ALDINE. as Il leading characterize, the
productions Of the most noted American
artists, attention will always be given te
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lures, with only snc| technical 1isl' Isl
tions as do not interfere with the pnpu
lar interest of the work.
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