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Henry Francois Farny

Henry Francois Farny (1847 - 1916) was active/lived in Ohio, California / France.  Henry Farny is known for Indians, frontier life, illustrator, pottery decoration.

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Born in Alsace Lorraine, France, Henry Farny became a well-known American illustrator and painter, especially for quiet aspects of Indian life such as campfire scenes.  Farny, working in a highly realistic, detailed style, had a deep regard for Indians as individuals, and often depicted them in an harmonious environment.  Only a few of his paintings show Indians in dramatic action.  He particularly painted the Sioux Indians and, given the Indian name for "Long Boots", was adopted into their tribe.

His work reflected the late 19th and early turn-of-the century romanticizing of the American Indian in the West, but differed from the approach of Charles Russell and Frederic Remington who showed conflict between Indians and Whites.  Farny's primary theme was Indians living in peace amongst themselves during a period when their culture was dying out.  "He neither glorified nor denigrated it. . . .Because of his patient observation of the Ind   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 20833 characters.]  Artist bio

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