Month: May 2025

Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Weekly’s November 7, 1874, issue featured Farny’s “Balloon Wedding” illustration. Wedding nuptials in a balloon, touted by… read more 1874-11-07: “Balloon Wedding” Illustration

These illustrations were photographed from the 1881 (3rd) edition of A School Geography, Ohio Edition, which was part of The… read more 1881: “A School Geography, Ohio Edition #3” Sketches

I’ve not yet determined which Will Noble this is, but Farny decided to poke fun at a Cincinnati cartoonist named… read more 1874-03: Farny’s caricature of fellow cartoonist Will Noble

Indian Ink Sketches and Wood blocks: While juggling all the work related to Ye Giglampz, Farny found time to do… read more 1874-09: Farny’s 1874 Exposition Entries

Following the demise of Ye-Giglampz, one of Farny’s next efforts was to illustrate a cartoon for Alphonso Miner Griswold’s Cincinnati… read more 1874-09: Farny Illustrates for “Cincinnati Saturday Night”

On June 21, 1874, Farny teamed with reporter/writer Lafcadio Hearn to produce a new magazine. Ye Giglampz, a weekly devoted… read more 1874: “Ye Giglampz”

The Kladderdatsch published more Farny cartoons in the June issue. Kladderadatsch was launched in 1874 and published Sundays, in German…. read more 1874-06: More Farny Cartoons in “Kladderdatsch”

After returning from Vienna in 1873, among the works that Farny completed over the ensuing months included a three-panel Fresco,… read more 1874: Three Panel Artwork & “The Fugitive”

In 1874, Henry Farny and Dr. William Venable worked together again, producing The Amateur Actor textbook. Farny created at least… read more 1874: “The Amateur Actor” Sketches

In May of 1874 Farny created several satirical cartoons for the Kladdersdatch newspaper in Cincinnati. I have been unable to… read more 1874-05: “Kladdersdatsch” Cartoons