Category: Books – Other

The Grand Cañon of the Colorado River, Arizona, was a forty-page book. written by C. A. Higgins that describes a trip into the canyon. Farny, Thomas Moran, and F. H….

Farny is once again working in conjunction with William Venable, this time for Footprints of the Pioneers in the Valley: A Centennial Sketch.

Cincinnati publishers Cranston & Stowe published this ode by C. M. Clarke to the water ways and railroad buttes of Ohio, one of a series of guide-books Clarke edited that…

This unusual book, written by Eli F. Brown, with illustrations by Farny, highlights the dangers of alcohol and narcotics. The full name is The house I live in, or, An…

In 1890, Henry Farny moved to Covington where he could escape the city and focus more on painting, as visitors often disrupted him in his 4th floor studio at Pike’s…

In late 1888, Robert Clarke & Company began promoting William Venables book, Footprints of the Pioneers. Farny illustrated six images for the book. Given Farny’s use of the symbol in…

The book Howling Wolf and His Trick-Pony, by Mrs. LIzzie W. Champney, was released in 1886, though I could only find an 1888 version for our purposes. 1886 ads like…

On September 17, 1889, Harper’s Young Magazine began publishing a Serialize story by William Stoddard called Red Mustang, A Story of the Mexican Border. Farny illustrated one image per magazine…

In 1879, Harper’s Weekly introduced a magazine focused on young people called Harper’s Young People. By that year, there are a number of rivals targeting youthful readers. One example to…

Here’s another project between Dr. William Venable and Henry Farny. The Teacher’s Dream came out to good reviews in late 1880 (though the book wasn’t published until 1881) and told,…

William Henry Withrow’s book The Native Races of North America was published in 1895 and included two images by Farny. However, both images had been previous used thirteen years earlier…

In 1887, Author D. M. Kelsey released a 672 page book Our Pioneer Heroes and their Daring Deeds. Covering a wide number of famous people of the time, Farny contributed…

A November 07, 1881, article from The Cincinnati Enquirer informed readers that Farny had illustrated, “profusely”, illustrations for a free pamphlet from the Cincinnati, New Orleans, and Texas Railroad Company…

1881 marked the ninth Cincinnati Exposition since the first post-civil war event in 1870. Eight years after the first event, in 1878, a new building complex was completed where both…

In 1880 poet John James Piatt released a massive 742 page tome of poetry that included 300 illustrations titled “The Union of American Poetry and Art“. Farny contributed a few…

John James Piatt’s book “Idyls and Lyrics of the Ohio Valley” was released in December 1880. The book of poetry focused around Western Ohio included a detailed illustration of a…

With Christmas 1880 approaching, the Cincinnati Enquirer announced on December 7th that “Frank Freitch” had released a new book, “The Snoozer”. Translated from a German book and illustrated by Farny,…

In 1880, Peter G. Thomson & Co. Publishing released a new book written by William J. Shaw and illustrated by Henry Farny called “Solomon’s Story”. This is just another example…

A September 25th, 1875, advertisement in the Cincinnati Daily Enquirer, page 5, announced that D.J. Kenny’s Illustrated Cincinnati was available for purchase. The book contained over three hundred sketches, almost…

A month after Henry Farny departed for Europe in August of 1875, along with Frank Duveneck, Frank Dengler, and John Twachtman, the publishing firm of Wilson, Hinkle, and Co, announced…

Edited by John James Platt, the initial volume of The Hesperian Tree acts as a platform for well-known Ohio Valley persons to contribute specially written content. Farny contributed the story…

Edited by John James Platt, this second volume follows the formula of the first volume as a platform for well-known Ohio Valley persons to contribute specially written content. Farny contributes…