Category: Unpublished or Other Illustrations

Cerealine were uncooked mashed grits that, before baked and used as cereal, were used in the brewing industry. At some… read more 1886: Cerealine Ad Illustrations

The Baldwin Company and Henry Farny joined forces in 1886 to create a souvenir the celebrated the Opening of the… read more 1886-05: Museum and May Festival Souvenir

On August 07, 1884, the Cincinnati Post published a short note claiming Farny and Matt Morgan would be illustrating a… read more 1884-08: The Western Sportsman Rumor

In September of 1885 the Cincinnati Commercial Gazette reported that Farny planned to spend a month traveling about Western New… read more 1885-09: Farny Sketches Warren Folks

In February of 1890 the Cincinnati Enquirer reported that Farny’s newest illustration, “The Closing Hour” was displayed in Robert Clarke… read more 1890: “The Closing Hour” by Farny

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

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”

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

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”

For more than 150 years Cincinnati has sponsored the May Festival. The roots of this cherished tradition can be found… read more 1880-05: The May Festival Placards by Farny

The Cincinnati Enquirer reported on April 03, 1880, that Farny had sketched some pictures currently on display that promoted the… read more 1880-04: “The Doctor of Alcantra”

In late 1879 John S. Woods and Henry Farny formed a new tongue-in-cheek club, The Society for the Suppression of… read more 1879-11: The Society for the Suppression of Music

According to an August 03, 1879, article, in The Cincinnati Commercial, Professor Eugene Nice sketched a number of prominent Cincinnatians… read more 1879-08: Cartoon of Farny Among other Famous Cincinnatians

In November of 1878, Henry Farny began exhibiting “The Silent Guest”, a painting of a well known local elderly German… read more 1878-11: “The Silent Guest” Painting & Sketch

In September of 1877, the first formal reunion of the Blues and Grays was held in Marietta, Ohio. Invitations went… read more 1877-09: Sketch of Crippled Soldiers Clasping Hands

A July 20, 1877, article on page 8, column 4, in The Cincinnati Enquirer noted that a caricature by Farny… read more 1877-07: Farny’s Caricature of Alfredo Jannotta

On March 25, 1875, Henry Farny sketched “The Hero of the Hour”, a drawing that immortalizes the death of a… read more 1875-03-25: “The Hero of the Hour” Sketch

The November 09, 1874, issue of the Cincinnati Enquirer posted a front page article about the murder and cremation of… read more 1874-11: Herman Schilling Murder