Category: 1880s
1882: Coasting on Lake Winnipeg
The December 09, 1882, issue of St. Nicholas Magazine featured Coasting on Lake Winnipeg, a tale from Edmund A. Struthers, a Canadian whose authoring history is little known. This was…
1882: “Mexican Railroads” Illustration
Farny and Felix Oswald teamed up for this short article on Mexican Railroads, which included a single illustration by Farny for what was then Our Continent magazine (learn more about…
1883: “Lady Yeardley’s Guest” Illustrations
The December 27, 1882, issue of The Continent included a poem called “Lady Yeardley’s Guest“. The writer, Margaret Junkin Preston, was a prolific writer, producing articles, poetry, and novels. She…
1883: Indian Fire Dance Vs. A Dance of Crow Indians
On December 15, 1883, Harpers Weekly published an illustration by Farny captioned with the name A Dance of Crow Indians. The image depicts an evening event related to the Last…
1883: Sheet Music Picture Title for “Oh, Go Away”
James R. Murray, a Chicago transplant who left the city after the Great Fire, chose Cincinnati as his landing place. How long he knew Farny is not clear, but Murray…
1887: Our Pioneer Heroes Book
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…
1881-08: Capt. Cook Photos w/ Farny Design
Two 1881 ads appear in the Cincinnati Commercial nearly atop one another offering Capt. Cook Cabinet photos for sale. The lower of the two notes added that the allegorical designs…
1881-12: “Silence” & “Early Moon” Painting
In the December 25, 1881, issue of the Cincinnati Commercial, a reporter mentioned he’d spotted Farny, likely a day or two before Christmas, mailing Christmas cards. The article also noted…
1881-11: Winter Cities in a Summer Land, 1881
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…
1881-10: “The Last Match” Canoe Illustration
On October 18, 1881, The Cincinnati Commercial reported that Farny’s latest picture, “The Last Match”, had attracted significant attention at Wiswell’s window and was “probably the best effort of his…
1881-09: The Cincinnati Exposition Sketchbook
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…
1881-08: Farny the Portrait Painter
On August 28, 1881, The Cincinnati Enquirer published a list of portrait painters, a list to which Farny was added despite his effort to decline the offer (perhaps not wanting…
1880: “The Union of American …” Illustrations
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…
1880-12: “Djakh & Djill” Illustration
The comedic opera “Lawn Tennis”, written by playwright Benjamin E. Woolf, premiered in Boston in late 1880 to good reviews. The second act of the play included a operettina titled…
1880: “An Idyl”
The November 1880 issue of The American Art Review included a review of Cincinnati Artists of the Munich School, with Farny being one of the artists discussed. The article includes…
1880-11: Illustration for “Idyls and Lyrics ..”
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…
1880-12: “The Snoozer”
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,…
1880-05: The May Festival Placards by Farny
For more than 150 years Cincinnati has sponsored the May Festival. The roots of this cherished tradition can be found in the German Sangerfests that were held by German immigrants…
1880-04: “The Doctor of Alcantra”
The Cincinnati Enquirer reported on April 03, 1880, that Farny had sketched some pictures currently on display that promoted the comedic musical “The Doctor of Alcantra“. The article included descriptions…
1880-02: “Heath Blossoms” Painting
The Cincinnati Commercial reports for Leap Day in February of 1880 included a glowing review of Farny’s newest painting, “Heath Blossoms“. It was as good as anything Farny had ever…
1880: “Solomon’s Story”
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…
1888: “Round About a Grocery Store” Booklet
Henry Farny illustrated some of the images in this 98-page Christmas booklet, Round About a Grocery Store, Jacks Voyage Around the Globe, given away by Jos. R. Peeble’s Sons Co.,…
1886: “Eclectic Language Lessons” Sketches
Farny illustrated multiple images for this Eclectic series text book titled Language lessons. The follow images appeared on the following pages, found on this link: https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=hvd.hn1euq&seq=1 Pre-Title Page: Cows in…
1882: Farny Illustrates “Patience -or- The Poet and the Milkmaid”
Farny illustrated this book by Peter G. Thomson in 1882 titled Patience -or- The Poet and the MilkMaid. The Cincinnati Library has full pages of this booklet: http://classic.cincinnatilibrary.org/record=b2730524~S1