The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-09-29
A Representative and Champion OF
American Art Tastei
Prospectus for 1s75-Eighth Year.
The Aldine,
The Art journal of America
ISSUED MONTHLY.

ISSUED MONTHLY.
4 Maanfe7 Conception aronderj 4lly carried out
The necessity Of popular medium for the
represen taIion OF the productions of our great
fists has always been recognized and many at
temptS have been made to meet he want. The
successive failures which so invariably followed
each attempt in. this country to 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
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-TAE 4LDLNE:
THE ALDINE, while issued with all the reg
uearity, has none of the temporary or timely in
terest characteristic of ordinary periodicals 1t
is elegant miscellany OF pure, light and grace
full literature; and collection OF pictures, the
rarest specimens of artistic skill, in black and
white. Although each succeeding mum beF al
fords fresh pleasure its friends, the real val
ue and beauty of THE ALDINE viii be most
appreciated after it has been bound up at the
close OF the year. While other publications may
claim superior eheapness, as compared with ri
| walls OF similar class, THE ALDINE is unique
| and original eonception-alone and unapproach-
absolutely without competition in price or
| character. The poSseSsOr OF complete volume
| cannot duplicate the quantity OF fine paper and
! engravings in any other shape number of vol
umes for ten times its cst; and then, there are the
1 ckrOHsoS besides,
! The national feature Of THE ALDINE must
| be taken in no narrow sense. True art is cos
| mopolitan- While THE ALDLNE is 4 strictly
| American institution, ii does not confine itself
entirely to the reproduction OF native art taste,
one that will discriminate only on grounds of
| intrinsic merit. Thus, while placing before the
| patrons of THE 4LDLNE, as a leading eharac-
/ teristic, the productions OF the mCst noted Amer
| lean al fists, attention will always be given to
| specimens from foreign masters, giving subscri-
| bers all the pleasure and instruction obtainable
| from home or foreign sources
| The artistic illustration of American scenery,
original with THE ALDLNE is an important
NI,fae n-s,.
| more appropriate to the satisfactory treatment
| of details than be afforded by any INF, rior
page The judicious interposition of landscape,
marine figure. and animal subjects, sustain an
| undated Interest, impossible where the scope
of the work confines the artist too closely to a
sidgle style of .ubject. The literature of THE
ALDLNEisa a light and graceful accompaniment,
| worthy OF the artistic features. with only such
technical disquisitions as do not interfere with
tine popular interest OF the work.
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| whose picture in former issue attracted So
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