The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-11-10
A Representative and Champion OF
American Art Taste!
Prospectus for 1s75-Eighth Year.
The Aldine,
The Art Journal of America

The Art Journal of America
ISSUED MONTHLY.
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The necessity of popular medium for the |
representationoft of the productions of our great ar
fists, has always been recognized, and many at
tempts have been made TO meet the want. The
successive failures which so invariably followed
each at tempt 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 TO its support, and
the result was great artistic and commercial
tTiumph-THE ALDLNE:
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uearity, has none OF the temporary or timely in
terest characteristic of ordinary periodicals IL
is an elegant miscellany of pure, light and grace
full literature; and collection of pictures, the
rarest specimens of artistic skill, in black and
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The national feature of THE ALDLNE must
be taken in no narrow sense. True art is cos
mopolitan. While THE ALDLNE is q strictly
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entirely to the reproduction of native art taste,
one that will discriminate only on grounds of
| intrinsic merit. Thus while placing before the
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of the work confines the artist too closely to a
sidgle style of subject. The literature Of THE
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technical disquisitions as do not interfere with
the popular interest OF the work.
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