The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-08-11
\ Representative and Champion or
American Art Taste!
Prospectus for 1S.5-Eighth Year.
The Aldine.
The Art Journal of America
TssU@D MONTHLY.

The necessity Of a popular medium Tor the
representation u the productions Of our great
fists, has always been recognized, and many at
teIlIgts have been made to meet The want. The
successive failures which so invariably followed
each attempt i'll this country TO establish an art
journal, did not prove the indifference OF the
people Of Hmerica to the claims OF high art. 80
soon as proper appreciation OF the want and
ability to meet 1t were shown, the public at
once rallied with enthusiasm 10 its support, and
the result was q great artistic and commercial
tTium ph-IdE -4LDLAE:
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uearlty, has none Of the temporary or timely IL
te-ast characteristic OF ordinary periodicals. 1t
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ful literature; and collection Of pictures, the
rarest specimens OF artistic skill, in black and
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Hurds fresh pleasure TO its friends, the real val
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eagraTings in any other shape or number OF vol
umes Jo ten times 5ts cHS; and then, there are the
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be taken in no narrow sense. True art is eos
mopolitan. v lille TIE -lLDIAE Is q Strictly
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one that will discriminate only on grounds Of
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marine, figure, and animal subjects, sustain an
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Of the work confines the artist TOO closely to a
sidglc style of subject. The literature Of THE
4LLLNE i a light and graceful accom- paniineut
worthy Of the artistic features, with only such
technical disquisitions as do not interfere with
the popular interest OF The work.
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