Month: May 2025

For the 1872 Cincinnati Industrial Exposition, Farny entered three artworks. In the Oil Painting class Farny exhibited “Solitude” (entry #67)… read more 1872: Cincinnati Industrial Expo Includes 3 Farny Artworks

UPDATE: For the 9th annual Cincinnati Exposition in 1879, Farny entered another painting titled “Serpent”, winning another silver medal. Was… read more 1871: Caricatures Display at Wiswell’s Store

In 1924, Allan Collier of the Proctor-Collier Advertising company showed the Cincinnati Literary Club two examples of ads created by… read more 1893 or Later: Proctor-Collier Ads

In 1873, Dr. William Venable again published a book that included Farny images, this time six-signed ones. Titled The School… read more 1873: “The School Stage” sketches

Edited by John James Platt, the initial volume of The Hesperian Tree acts as a platform for well-known Ohio Valley… read more 1900: “The Hesperian Tree, Vol1”

Edited by John James Platt, this second volume follows the formula of the first volume as a platform for well-known… read more 1903: “The Hesperian Tree, Vol2”