Month: September 2025

This unusual book, written by Eli F. Brown, with illustrations by Farny, highlights the dangers of alcohol and narcotics. The… read more 1887: The House I Live In Illustrations

In 1890, Henry Farny moved to Covington where he could escape the city and focus more on painting, as visitors… read more 1899: The Lady and the Flea Book

Farny’s Suspicious Guests was published in the February 05, 1887, issue, of Harper’s Weekly, pages 96-97. I have yet to… read more 1887-02: Farny’s Suspicious Guests Vs. Unwelcome Guests

Though an art jurist and participant at the 1893 Chicago World’s fair, Farny still had time to explore the grounds…. read more 1893-10: The Dance of the Dahomans

Farny visited The Annual Pageant of the Satellites of Mercury at Louisville, from which he drew a cover illustration for… read more 1890-10: Pageant of Satellites of Mercury

On the night of March 27, 1890, a tornado hit Louisville. Farny must have immediately headed south to sketch the… read more 1890-04: A Tornado Hits Louisville

Farny’s sketches over pages 220-221 for the March 22, 1890, issue of the Harper’s Weekly accompany a page 223 story… read more 1890-03: Sketches on a Journey to California in the Overland Train

Published February 14, 1891, Farny’s The Last Scene of the Last Act of the Sioux War can be found on… read more 1891-02: The Last Scene of the Last Act of the Sioux War

On May 14, 1883, the Cincinnati News-Journal reported that Farny had completed a painting he called Issue Day at Standing… read more 1883-07: Farny’s Ration Day at Standing Rock

Farny’s Down the Grade From the Divide capture the playful spirit of two men riding a hand car down from… read more 1889-08: Farny’s “Down the Grade From the Divide”