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Henry Farny, “Prince of Bohemians”, transports readers away from swirl of today’s political events into Farny’s time, replete with its own complexity and challenges. It’s a fascinating and unique look at the 1800s through an artist known simply as Farny.
Farny is most famous for his Indian paintings, but he lived a richer life than previously known. For example, he was nationally famous for his illustrations years before his painting fame, specifically because he couldn’t sell his paintings.
Long underreported have been the jovial artist’s skills beyond paper and canvas. He employed his creativity in myriad ways, from overseeing frescos to designing municipal projects and planning events, He was long involved in the Cincinnati Literary Club and became the leading spirit behind the wildly creative Cincinnati Art Club’s year-end bashes.
This book shares a vast amount of new information. It explores his wide-ranging successes, along with early tragedies. It corrects long-repeated errors about his life. It depicts Farny amongst the concurrent events that affected him and his art. Finally, the book shows how he adapted to his beloved Cincinnati at a time when many artists left. Farny persevered, while staying true to himself and his oft described bohemian, kindly nature.
The paperback book is 6″ x 9″ and 500 pages long.
