Category: 1870s
1875: First Lessons in the English Language
In 1875, Wilson, Hinkle & Co. added another text book to their growing portfolio, this one by Thomas W. Harvey titled First Lessons in the English Language. Farny illustrated at…
1875: The Fifth Reader by T. W. Harvey
In 1875, Wilson, Hinkle & Co. published a new series of five readers by T. W. Harvey. I cannot find examples of the first three books, but The Fifth Reader…
1875: The Fourth Reader by Harvey
In 1875, Wilson, Hinkle & Co. published a new series of five readers by T. W. Harvey. I cannot find examples of the first three books, but The Fourth Reader…
1879: McGuffey’s Eclectic Spelling Book
Here’s another Eclectic Series book that Farny had a hand in designing, the McGuffey Eclectic Spelling Book. I can’t find a good enough cover pic to locate his Symbol signature,…
1878: “An Elementary Geology” Illustrations
In 1878, Author Ebenezer Baldwin Andrews authored a text book on geology titled: An Elementary Geology: Designed Especially for the Interior States. Given Van Antwerp, Bragg & Company was the…
1875: “Prayer on a Battlefield”
A picture from 1875, readily available on the internet (though there it’s often attributed to 1874), shows Farny, Frank Duveneck, and Frank Dengler in Duveneck’s studio with the painting “Prayer…
1880: McGuffey’s Sixth Eclectic Reader
In 1875, Farny began supplying images for the McGuffey’s readers. The McGuffey readers were well known by then, having been teaching kids to read since the 1830s. Learn more information…
1879: McGuffey’s Fifth Eclectic Reader
In 1875, Farny began supplying images for the McGuffey’s readers. The McGuffey readers were well known by then, having been teaching kids to read since the 1830s. Learn more information…
1879: McGuffey’s Fourth Eclectic Reader
In 1875, Farny began supplying images for the McGuffey’s readers. The McGuffey readers were well known by then, having been teaching kids to read since the 1830s. Learn more information…
1879: McGuffey’s Third Eclectic Reader
In 1875, Farny began supplying images for the McGuffey’s readers. The McGuffey readers were well known by then, having been teaching kids to read since the 1830s. Learn more information…
1879: McGuffey’s Second Eclectic Reader
In 1875, Farny began supplying images for the McGuffey’s readers. The McGuffey readers were well known by then, having been teaching kids to read since the 1830s. Learn more information…
1879: McGuffey’s First Eclectic Reader
In 1875, Farny began supplying images for the McGuffey’s readers. The McGuffey readers were well known by then, having been teaching kids to read since the 1830s. The McGuffey Eclectic…
1879-11: The Society for the Suppression of Music
In late 1879 John S. Woods and Henry Farny formed a new tongue-in-cheek club, The Society for the Suppression of Music. By November 6, though the club had yet to…
1877-10: “Indian Graves”
Farny unveiled his first Indian-themed work titled Indian Graves (by a newspaper) in October of 1877. The painting followed a trip west several months earlier. Despite what many biographies claim,…
1879-11: “Field Mice” Painting (1880’s Landscape with Children?)
A November 25, 1879, report in The Cincinnati Commercial, page 8, noted that Farny was working on a painting he called “Field Mice“, which featured some children burning a pile…
1879-11: “Hoyden Weather” Painting
On November 15, 1879, page 7, The Cincinnati Commercial reported that Farny had a landscape titled “Hoyden Weather” on display in the window of Robert Clarke & Co. The reported…
1879-09: Farny Decorates Display Wagon for the Royer Wagon Co’s Expo Procession Entry
For the annual Cincinnati Exposition Procession in 1879, a parade that wandered through downtown Cincinnati celebrating the yearly expo, the Royer Wagon Company hired Henry Farny to decorate a wagon….
1879-08: Cartoon of Farny Among other Famous Cincinnatians
According to an August 03, 1879, article, in The Cincinnati Commercial, Professor Eugene Nice sketched a number of prominent Cincinnatians to be displayed as part of the new “Elite” Saloon…
1879-1880: Farny’s “Summerland Sketches” Illustrations
In July of 1879, Lippincott’s Magazine of Popular Literature and Science began a series of Farny’s sketches, a bunch of them, that accompanied an article titled “Summerland Sketches or Rambles…
1878-11: “The Silent Guest” Painting & Sketch
In November of 1878, Henry Farny began exhibiting “The Silent Guest”, a painting of a well known local elderly German figure who always sat in silence while drinking his beer…
1878-07: Farny Sketch for “The Girl Who Saved the General”
The July 1878 issue of St. Nicholas Magazine included Farny’s sketch for Charles H. Woodman’s true account of how a little girl saved future War of 1812 General John R….
1878-06: “Dab Kinzer” Illustration
In June of 1878, William O Stoddard’s Dab Kinzer: A Story of a Growing Boy began serialization in the St. Nicholas Magazine, volume 5, number 8. That issue contained four…
1878-01: Golden Hours’ Owldom Illustrations
Launched in 1869, Golden Hours Magazine For Boys and Girls (not to be confused with Golden Hours for Sunday Reading, for adults) was designed for boys and girls. According to…
1877-09: Sketch of Crippled Soldiers Clasping Hands
In September of 1877, the first formal reunion of the Blues and Grays was held in Marietta, Ohio. Invitations went out to former confederate generals to welcome their attendance. President…
1877-07: Farny’s Caricature of Alfredo Jannotta
A July 20, 1877, article on page 8, column 4, in The Cincinnati Enquirer noted that a caricature by Farny of “Jannotta” had been placed in Wiswell’s window for customers…
1877-05: Frank Dengler’s Bust of Henry Farny
The Cincinnati Commercial published on May 18, 1877, a note that Frank Dengler, the same sculptor pictured with Frank Duveneck and Henry Farny in a photo from 1874 (seen below),…
1870-10: “Coast of Capri” Painting
Henry Farny entered his painting, the Coast of Capri, at the 1870 Cincinnati Industrial Exposition. As the excerpt below notes, the painting attracted quite a bit of attention. The excerpt…
1875-03-25: “The Hero of the Hour” Sketch
On March 25, 1875, Henry Farny sketched “The Hero of the Hour”, a drawing that immortalizes the death of a lion at the “hands” of the hero, a mule. According…
1877-04: “General Peg” — Back to Bread and Butter Work
Henry Farny’s trip to Europe between August 1875 and August 1876 interrupted what had become a steady flow of illustrations in books and other outlets. Upon Farny’s return he may…
1875-09: “Kenny’s Illustrated” Sketches
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…