Category: Harpers Weekly

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”

Famed sculptor Niehaus and Farny made a trip to California’s San Francisco during September of 1887. It’s likely the trip… read more 1889-04: Fisherman’s Wharf, San Francisco

In the March 09, 1889, Harper’s Weekly published Farny’s sketches of a natural Salt Lake that now lies on the… read more 1889-03: Dakota’s Salt Lake

In 1888 the Cincinnati held its Centennial Exposition. Harper’s Weekly covered the story in its July 14, 1888, issue and… read more 1888-07: The Cincinnati Centennial Exposition

For the entire month of 1883 Farny was on the move. He’d been lucky enough to join President Henry Villard’s… read more 1883-09: The Northern Pacific Last Spike

In Harper’s Weekly July 24, 1886, Farny’s illustration A Cheyenne Courtship made the cover. It can be viewed below: In… read more 1886-07: A Cheyenne Courtship

As in 1883 and 1884, Farny attended the Southern Exposition in Louisville and Harper’s Weekly published his illustration from the… read more 1885-08: Southern Expo Illustration

The December 06, 1884 issue of Harper’s Weekly included an illustration on page 798 by Farny showing The St. Louis… read more 1884-12: The St. Louis Cattlemen’s Convention

Harper’s Weekly, in its September 20, 1884, issue published a Whale Boat illustration by Farny representing the Cincinnati Industrial Exposition.

In 1884, Farny returned to the Southern Exposition in Louisville, producing another illustration for Harper’s Weekly that appeared in September… read more 1884-09: The Swiss Chalet by Farny

Harper’s Weekly published Farny’s Toilers of the Plain, one of his more famous pieces, in June of 1884. Two years… read more 1884-06: Toilers of the Plain

In 1884, the Ohio flooded again. And, once again, Farny produced illustrations for Harper’s Weekly, this time appearing in the… read more 1884-02: More Flood Illustrations

In March 1884 one of the largest riots in American history took place in Cincinnati. The match that lit the… read more 1884-03: Farny Illustrates Riots