Category: 1880s

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

On September 17, 1889, Harper’s Young Magazine began publishing a Serialize story by William Stoddard called Red Mustang, A Story… read more 1889: Red Mustang Illustrations

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 1879, Harper’s Weekly introduced a magazine focused on young people called Harper’s Young People. By that year, there are… read more 1885-1886: “Two Arrows” Illustrations

At some point in 1883, Henry Farny and Reporter/Editor Eugene V. Smalley, both working for the Century Magazine, among other… read more 1884-09: A Trip Down the Missouri

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

In 1883, Farny and Dewitt C. Waugh collaborated on a theatre screen for the Bijou theatre in New York City…. read more 1883-12: The NY Bijou Theatre Curtain