Henry F. Farny: 1847-1916

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

The September 07, 1884, issue of the Cincinnati Enquirer, page 12, noted that Farny had been sketching in a government… read more 1885-01: Museum Annex Illustration

The April 1883 issue of Century Magazine published an article on the Washington, D.C., capitol that included a picture by… read more 1883-04: VP David Daves Illustration

The winter flood of 1883 was a historic event. Up and down the Ohio river water devastated cities and towns…. read more 1883-02: Cincinnati Flood Illustrations

Farny captured the grand procession of the Order of Cincinnator that was featured on the cover of the September 15,… read more 1883-09: Cincinnati Fete Illustration

The Cincinnati Dramatic Festival was held in the city’s Music Hall April 30-May 5, 1883. As early as late March… read more 1883-05-05: Cincinnati Dramatic Festival Sketches

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

The April 1883 issue of St. Nicholas Magazine includes a story called Onawandah by Louisa M. Alcott and an illustration… read more 1883-04: Illustration for “Onawandah” Story

In the Summer of 1883, Louisville, Kentucky, held a Southern Exposition. Farny attended both as an artist on behalf of… read more 1883-08: “The Southern Exposition” Illustrations

Farny did three illustrations for a story in the August 1883 issue of St. Nicholas Magazine written by Reverend Charles… read more 1883-08: “The Lady of Chingachgook” 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

The February 03, 1883, issue of Harper’s Weekly includes a broad look at a scene inside Cincinnati Opera House. The… read more 1883-02: Farny Sketches Cincy Opera

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

Henry Farny and Eugene V. Smalley, editor at Northwest Magazine, had just completed a month long ride as part of… read more 1886-05: Flour Mills of Minneapolis

The McGuffey Eclectic Primer wasn’t published until 1881, two years after most of the others were updated and published. Again,… read more 1881 McGuffey’s Eclectic Primer

Here’s another Eclectic Series book that Farny had a hand in designing, the McGuffey Eclectic Spelling Book. I can’t find… read more 1879: McGuffey’s Eclectic Spelling Book

In 1878, Author Ebenezer Baldwin Andrews authored a text book on geology titled: An Elementary Geology: Designed Especially for the… read more 1878: “An Elementary Geology” Illustrations

Here’s another project between Dr. William Venable and Henry Farny. The Teacher’s Dream came out to good reviews in late… read more 1881: “Teacher’s Dream” Illustrations by Farny

Farny’s design of Eclectic Series books included more than just illustrating images. In this book, thanks to the foresight of… read more 1883: The Eclectic Series Elementary Geography