The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-12-01
A Representative and Champion OF
American Art Tastel
Prospectus for 1s75-Eighth Year.
The AIdine,
The Art Journal of Americ

The Art Journal of America |
ISSUED MONTHLY.
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The necessity OF popular medium -ere the
represen the productions of our gre II ar
fists, has always been recognized, and many at
tempts have been made to meet -he want. The
successive failures which SO invariably followed
each attempt in this country 10 establish art
journal, did not prove the indifference of the
people of Hmerica to the claims OF high art SO
soon as proper appreciation of the want and
an ability TO meet il were shown, the public at
once rallied with enthusiasm 10 its support, and
the result was great artistic and commercial
triumph-THE ALDLNE:
THE ALDINE, while issued with all the reg
uearity, has none OF the temporary or timely in-
terest characteristic of ordinary periodicals Ii
is an elegant miscellany OF pure, light and grace
full literature; and collection of pictures, the
rarest specimens OF artistic skill, in black and
white Although each succeeding number af-
ffOrds fresh pleasure TO its friends, the real val
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umes for ten times its cnSf and then, there are the
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one that will discriminate only on grounds of
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teristic, the productions of the most noted Amer
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| of the work confines the artist too closely to a
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worthy Of the artistic features, with only such
technical disquisitions as do not interfere with
| the popular interest of the work. E-s
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