Category: Paintings

In 1886, Farny completed two paintings which may have been companion pieces. One is called ‘An” Old-Timer”‘, currently located at… read more 1886: Cowboy and An “Old-Timer”

One of Farny painting that reached new eyes is the 1892 painting “Mountain Trail“. This painting was featured in a… read more 1892: Mountain Trail Painting

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

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

In 1893, Farny lent a painting called With the Pony Herds to 1893 Chicago World’s Fair. It appears that painting… read more 1892: Indian Encampment Vs. With the Pony Herds

The March 14, 1893, issue of the Cincinnati Commercial Gazette featured an extensive biography of Farny and included the image… read more 1890: ‘The Apaches are Out’, ‘In Arizona’, or ‘Through the Pass’?

In 1901, Farny completed “Pastures New“. In 1969, this painting was stolen from a home in Indian Hill. An attempt… read more 1901: “New Pastures” Painting Stolen in 1969

In 1896, Farny completed Return of the War Party, which showed an Indian war party traveling along a river. The… read more 1896: Return of the War Party; River Bends

The 1884 book of Eclectic’s Primary History of the United State included a sketch showing an Indian against a steep… read more 1884: Sketch & Paintings of Indian w/gun against rock

The Blanton Museum at the University of Texas has, amongst its collection of Farnys, a painting he completed in 1889… read more 1889: Peace Be With You Vs. 1886 Early Sketch

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

On April 30, 1884, The Cincinnati Commercial Gazette commented on Farny’s newest Indian work, noting that Farny was using a… read more 1885: The Prisoner (Known now as The Captive)

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

Joaquin Miller wrote a story called “Lost on the Plains” for the October 1884 issue of St. Nicholas Magazine. The… read more 1884-10: “Lost on the Plains” Illustrations

In 1882 Farny completed an oil painting titled “After Many Days”. The painting, put on exhibition at Wiswells, is based… read more 1882: “After Many Days” Painting

In 1906, the Cincinnati Art Museum held its annual art exhibit. Included in that exhibit was Farny’s The Coming of… read more 1906: The Coming of the Fire Horse

A Clevelander by birth, Frank Wiborg moved to Cincinnati, attending high school at the Chickering Scientific and Classical Institute. In… read more 1898-1900: The End of the Monarch Paintings

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

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

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”