The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-11-03
A Representative and Champion OF
American Art Taste!

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The necessity of a popular medium Tor the
represen tation'of the productions of our great
fists, has always been recognized, and many at
tempts have been made to meet The want. The
successive failures which SO invariably followed
each attempt in this country to 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
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technical disquisitions as do not interfere with
| the popular interest of the work.
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