Month: July 2025

A picture from 1875, readily available on the internet (though there it’s often attributed to 1874), shows Farny, Frank Duveneck,… read more 1875: “Prayer on a Battlefield”

Two 1881 ads appear in the Cincinnati Commercial nearly atop one another offering Capt. Cook Cabinet photos for sale. The… read more 1881-08: Capt. Cook Photos w/ Farny Design

In the December 25, 1881, issue of the Cincinnati Commercial, a reporter mentioned he’d spotted Farny, likely a day or… read more 1881-12: “Silence” & “Early Moon” Painting

A November 07, 1881, article from The Cincinnati Enquirer informed readers that Farny had illustrated, “profusely”, illustrations for a free… read more 1881-11: Winter Cities in a Summer Land, 1881

On October 18, 1881, The Cincinnati Commercial reported that Farny’s latest picture, “The Last Match”, had attracted significant attention at… read more 1881-10: “The Last Match” Canoe Illustration

1881 marked the ninth Cincinnati Exposition since the first post-civil war event in 1870. Eight years after the first event,… read more 1881-09: The Cincinnati Exposition Sketchbook

On August 28, 1881, The Cincinnati Enquirer published a list of portrait painters, a list to which Farny was added… read more 1881-08: Farny the Portrait Painter

In 1880 poet John James Piatt released a massive 742 page tome of poetry that included 300 illustrations titled “The… read more 1880: “The Union of American …” Illustrations

The comedic opera “Lawn Tennis”, written by playwright Benjamin E. Woolf, premiered in Boston in late 1880 to good reviews…. read more 1880-12: “Djakh & Djill” Illustration

The November 1880 issue of The American Art Review included a review of Cincinnati Artists of the Munich School, with… read more 1880: “An Idyl”