Henry F. Farny: 1847-1916

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 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

In 1915 the Cincinnati Museum featured a showing of Farny’s works two years before he passed away. There are some… read more 1915: Farny Exhibition at the CAM

Below is a text version of the original 1943 Farny exhibition held at the Cincinnati Art Museum, interspersed with scans… read more 1943 Farny Exhibition at the CAM

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

William Henry Withrow’s book The Native Races of North America was published in 1895 and included two images by Farny…. read more 1895: The Native Races of North America

The December 09, 1882, issue of St. Nicholas Magazine featured Coasting on Lake Winnipeg, a tale from Edmund A. Struthers,… read more 1882: Coasting on Lake Winnipeg

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

Farny and Felix Oswald teamed up for this short article on Mexican Railroads, which included a single illustration by Farny… read more 1882: “Mexican Railroads” Illustration

The December 27, 1882, issue of The Continent included a poem called “Lady Yeardley’s Guest“. The writer, Margaret Junkin Preston,… read more 1883: “Lady Yeardley’s Guest” Illustrations

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

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”

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”

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

In the December 25, 1881, issue of the Cincinnati Commercial, a reporter mentioned he’d spotted Farny, likely a day or… read more 1881-12: “Silence” & “Early Moon” Painting

A November 07, 1881, article from The Cincinnati Enquirer informed readers that Farny had illustrated, “profusely”, illustrations for a free… read more 1881-11: Winter Cities in a Summer Land, 1881

On October 18, 1881, The Cincinnati Commercial reported that Farny’s latest picture, “The Last Match”, had attracted significant attention at… read more 1881-10: “The Last Match” Canoe Illustration

1881 marked the ninth Cincinnati Exposition since the first post-civil war event in 1870. Eight years after the first event,… read more 1881-09: The Cincinnati Exposition Sketchbook