Archives of American Art

Henry François Farny papers

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.farnhenr
Creators:
Farny, Henry François, 1847-1916
Dates:
1839-1941
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
4 Reels
ca. 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

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
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

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