The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-10-27
A Representative and Champion OF
American Art Tastel
Prospectus for 1s7@Eighth Year.

The Art Journal of America
ISSUED MON
i = CeliceI eIJfioE, carried OUT
The necessity of a Iyolju far medium for the
represen ion of he prode ctionsU four great
fists, has always been recognized, and many at
tenIpts have been made to meet ! want. The
successive failures which 50 invariably follow ed
each attempt III this country 10 establish an art
journal, did not ptoye the indifference OF the
people OF Hmericl TO the claims Of high art. SO
soon As proper appreciation Of the want and
an ability to meet 1t were shown, the public at
once rallied with enthusiasm to its support, and
the result was great artistic and commercial
triumph-IIiE ALULAL:
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uearity, has none OF the porary or timely H.
te-est characteristic OF ordinary periodicals 1t
is an elegant misceilanv of pure, light and grace
ful literature; and collection OF pictures, the
raresl specimens OF artistic Skill IN black and
white. Although each succeeding mum Der al
Hords fresh pleasure to its friends, the real al
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and original eOnception-alOne and unapf roach
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character. The pOSSeSSOr OF a complete volume
cannot duplicate the quantity OF fine paper and
engravlngs in any other shape or number of vol
umes for te times its cSt; and theh there are the
chTOHiOS besides
The national feature of THE ALDINE must
be taken in no marrow sense. True art is COS
mUpolitan. While THE ALDINE is a strictly
American ins tuition, it does not contne itself
entirely to ther production OF native art taste,
one that will Discriminate only on grounds oi
in trinsic merit nus, whil' placing before the
patrons of TIE ALDLEl1, as a leading charac-
Ieristic the productions OF the n,sl noted Amer
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uf details than can be afforded by any inf Tiul
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OF the work contin. the artist too closely 10 .
/ silgle style OF uhject. The lteraf ure of TIL
.tLDI-'-E is light and graceful accompaniment
| worthy Of the artist features. with only such
| technical disquisiTipns do not interfere with
| the popular interest ofiiIe work @
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