The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-11-17
A Representative and Champion OF
American Art Tastel
Prospectus for 1s75-Eighth Year
The Aldine,
The Art Journal Of America
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The necessity OF a popular medium for the /
representatiOnof the productions of our great az
fists, has always been recognized, and many at
tempts have been made to meet he want. The
successive failures which so invariably followed
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journal, did not prove the indifference Of the
people OF Hmerica to the claims of high art. SO
soon proper appreciation of the want and
an ability TO meet il were shown, the public at
once rallied with enthusiasm 10 its support, and
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teEest characteristic of ordinary periodicals II
is an elegant miscellany of pure, light and grace
ful literature; and collection OF pictures, the
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