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Archives of American Art
Henry François Farny papers
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.farnhenr
- Creators:
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Farny, Henry François, 1847-1916
- Dates:
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1839-1941
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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4 Reelsca. 830 items (on 4 microfilm reels)
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Sketches and drawings, writings, correspondence, printed materials, poems, and financial and legal papers.
Scope and Contents
REEL 961: General and family correspondence; family legal documents; photographs of Farny, his family, his studio, and miscellaneous photographs; clippings; writings and poems apparently by Farny; biographical data; and memorabilia.
Scope and Contents
REEL 973: a poem by Farny; two letters to his family; notes on his career; sketches and etchings; photographs of his work; and reproductions of his work and illustrations, clippings, and other printed material.
Scope and Contents
REEL 1196: Undated sketches by Farny and a book of drawings by him, 1859.
Scope and Contents
REEL 1233: Correspondence, including Robert Taft, Daniel Farny (Farny's son), Joseph Henry Gest, and John Ottis Adams; biographical sketch; sketches; financial and legal papers; magazine and newspaper clippings; and personal photographs.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Etcher, illustrator; Cincinnati, Ohio.
Administration
Existence and Location of Copies
35mm microfilm reels 961, 973, 1196, and 1233 available for use at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Existence and Location of Originals
Reel 1233: Originals returned to lenders, Mr. and Mrs. Ferd Popp, after microfilming.
Existence and Location of Originals
Reels 961, 973, 1196: Originals returned to lender, James Walter, after microfilming.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Materials on reels 961, 973, and 1196 lent by James Walter, who bought the papers at auction. Materials on reel 1233 donated by Mr. and Mrs. Ferd Popp, who bought the papers at auction, also.
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
The Archives of American art does not own the original papers. Use is limited to the microfilm copy.
Keywords
Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
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Illustration of books | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Etching -- 20th century -- Ohio -- Cincinnati | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Etchers -- Ohio -- Cincinnati | Occupation | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Illustrators -- Ohio -- Cincinnati | Occupation | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Adams, J. Ottis (John Ottis), 1851-1927 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Gest, Joseph Henry, 1859-1935 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Farny, Daniel | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Taft, Robert A. (Robert Alphonso), 1889-1953 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Archives of American Art
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