The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-02-25
A Representative and Champion OF
American Art Taste!
Prospectus for 1s75-Eighth Year.
The Aldine.
The Art Journal of America
ISSUED MONTHLY.

4 Mag st s,saeefioa, trORdeEfisIly carried OUT
The necessity OF a popular medium for the
representa- Of the productions of great ar
lists, has al ways been recognized, and many at
seinpis have been made 10 meet ne ant. The
successive failures which SO invariably followed
zach attempt in this country 10 establish art
journal, did not p'oye the indifference OF the
people Of hmerica 10 the claims OF high ART. SO
sOon as proper appreciation Of the want and
an ability to meet il were shown, the public at
once rallied with enthusiasm TO its support, and
The result was great artistic and commercial
triumph THE ALDLNE:
THE ALDINE, while issued with all the reg
4earity, has none OF the temporary OF timely in
te-est characteristic Of ordinary periodicals. Ii
is elegant miscellany of pure, light and grace
full literature; and collection OF pictures, the
white. Although each succeeding mum Der af-
fords fresh pleasure TO its friends, the real val
ue and beauty of THE ALDINE will be most
appreciated after il has been bound up at the
lose nf the year. While other publications ma y
claim superior eheapness, as compared with ri
Sals Of a similar class, TIL L ALDIN r. is uniq ue
and original conception-alDne and unapI roach
'.d-a absolutely without competition i'll price or
character. The possessnr OF complete volume
cannot duplicate the quantity of fine paper and
engravings in any other shape OF number of vol
dmes for ten times its cSt; and then, there are the
~hrOHl0S besides!
The national feature Of THE ALDLNE must
he taken in narrow sense. True art is cos
mop0litan. While THE ALDLAE is a strictly
American institution, il does not eonfne itself
.
that will discriminate only on grounds of
intrinsic merit. Thus, Will" placing before the
patrons Of THE ALDLNE, leading charac-
ieristic, the productions Of the mUst noted Amer
lean a. fists, attention will always be given TO
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page. The judicious interpOSitiou of landscape,
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unabated Interest impossible where the scope
of the work cOnfinPs the artist too closely to a
sidgle style of .ubject. The literature of THE
ALDLNE 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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