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art union
noun
- a lottery, originally a nongovernment lottery with works of art as prizes.
art union
noun
- a lottery, often with prizes other than cash
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of art union1
Example Sentences
Ms. Frostig, who describes herself as a “public memory artist,” holds degrees from the Massachusetts College of Art, Union Institute and University in Cincinnati and Lesley University.
At 19, Duncanson moved to Cincinnati, a growing arts and abolitionism hub, where he would see works by Hudson River School painters such as Thomas Cole’s “The Voyage of Life” series, which came to the city for a sale through the Western Art Union.
He won it in a raffle organized by the American Art Union in New York City, which bought the painting from Bingham and helped to popularize it.
You'll have more fun if you try the less-common offerings from the Brewer's Art, Union, Milkhouse and Franklin's.
But you may find an excellent steel engraving of it, by Copley Fielding, full of accomplishment, elegance and taste, and published by the London Art Union.
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