The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-12-22
A Representative and Champion OF
American Art Taste!
Prospectus for 1s75-Eighth Year.
The Aldine.
The Art Journal of America

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The necessity Of popular medium for the |
representatiOn Of the productions OF our great ar
fists, has always been recognized, and many at
tempts have been made 10 meet he want. The
successive failures which 50 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
an ability to meet II were shown, the public at
once rallied with enthusiasm 10 its support, and
the result was great artistic and commercial
triumph-IHE ALDLNE:
THE ALDINE, while issued with all the reg
Gearity, has none OF the temporary OF timely in
terest characteristic of ordinary periodicals Ii
is an elegant miscellany OF pure, light and grace
ful literature; and collection OF pictures, the
rarest specimens of artistic skill, in black and
| white. Although each succeeding number al
ffords fresh pleasure its friends, the real val
ue and beauty Of THE AIDINE Will be most
appreciated after il has been bound UP at the
clUse of the year. " hile other publications may
claim superior cheapness, as compared with III
walls of a similar class, tn ALDINE L is unique
and original conception-alone and unapprOach-
| ed-absolutely without competition in price or
character. The pOssesSor OF complete volume
cannot duplicate the quantity OF line paper and
engravings in any other shape or number Of vol
umes for ten times its cHSt; and then, there are the
| chr0Bi0s OeSidesi
| The national feature of TIE ALDLNE must
be taken in narrow sense. True art is COS
/ mopolitan- While THE 4LDLNE is q strictly
| American institution, il does not confine itself
entirely to the reproduction of native art taste,
one that will discriminate only on grounds OF
| patrons Of THE 4LDINE, as a leading charac-
/ ierstic, the productions of the mcst noted Amer
| lean AZ lists, attention will always be given to
| specimens from foreign masters, giving subscri-
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| The artistic illustration Of American scenery,
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| of details than can be afforded by any inf riOr
| page The judicious interposition OF landscape,
marine, figure. and animal subjects, sustain an
| unahated intereSt impossible where the scope
| of the work confines the artist too closely to a
sidgle style OF .ubject. The literature Of THE
ALDINE is light and graceful accompaniment,
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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