The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-08-25
\ Representative and Champion OF
American Art Taste!
Prospectus for 1s75-Eighth Year.
The Aldine.
The Art journal of America
q ISSUED MONTHLY
lira,.. Conception, aroudeEJu''y carried oEf.

The necessity Of q popular medium ior the I
representation uf the productions OF our great ar-
fists, has always been recognized, and many at /
teInpts have been made TO meet :he want. The !
successive failures which so invariably followed
each attempt in this country 10 establish an 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 |
al ability TO meet il were shown, the public at
once rallied with enthusiasm TO its support, and
the result was great artistic and commercial
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GeITity, has none OF the temporary OF ttnasty in
te-est characteristic Of ordinary periodicals. II
Is an elegant miscellany OF pure, light and grace
tul literature; and collection OF pictures, the
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Umes 07 tn times its ciaSt; end then there are TIE
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De taken in no narrow sense. True art is COS
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Of details than can be afforded by any inf' rior
page The judicious interposition of landscape,
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