Month: July 2025

In early February 1895, a group of friends, acquaintances of Farny, met to ponder two paintings recently completed by Farny,… read more 1895: The Big Chief and The Medicine Man

William Henry Withrow’s book The Native Races of North America was published in 1895 and included two images by Farny…. read more 1895: The Native Races of North America

The December 09, 1882, issue of St. Nicholas Magazine featured Coasting on Lake Winnipeg, a tale from Edmund A. Struthers,… read more 1882: Coasting on Lake Winnipeg

In either 1891 or 1892 Farny painted a picture showing two men navigating a river in canoes, with a man… read more 1891: Farny’s Canoe Painting for the Werner Co.

There may still be, somewhere out there, a baseball-bat painted by Farny for actor-comedian John A. Mackay. According to a… read more 1880s: Farny paints a baseball-bat

Farny and Felix Oswald teamed up for this short article on Mexican Railroads, which included a single illustration by Farny… read more 1882: “Mexican Railroads” Illustration

The December 27, 1882, issue of The Continent included a poem called “Lady Yeardley’s Guest“. The writer, Margaret Junkin Preston,… read more 1883: “Lady Yeardley’s Guest” Illustrations

On December 15, 1883, Harpers Weekly published an illustration by Farny captioned with the name A Dance of Crow Indians…. read more 1883: Indian Fire Dance Vs. A Dance of Crow Indians

James R. Murray, a Chicago transplant who left the city after the Great Fire, chose Cincinnati as his landing place…. read more 1883: Sheet Music Picture Title for “Oh, Go Away”

In 1887, Author D. M. Kelsey released a 672 page book Our Pioneer Heroes and their Daring Deeds. Covering a… read more 1887: Our Pioneer Heroes Book