May L. Farini
(May Julia Sidonie “Lulu” Farini Lent)
May was born in London, England in August of 1877. Her memory of England was quite vague with recollections of visits to art galleries, a few glimpses of the late Queen Victoria, feeding the swans in Hyde Park. This along with vivid impressions of the work of Gustave Dore remained with her of this early period of her life.
In 1886 her home was in Bridgeport, Connecticut where she was educated and grew to love art and literature. In the winter of 1896 Miss Farini pursued her art education in the studio of Henry Mosler in Carnegie Hall, New York. In July of that year she joined Mosler’s summer class in Margaretville in the Catskills.
Although he was not a professional artist May’s father, Louis Farini had studied in his youth in the studio of George F. Watts, R. A. He was a photographer for motion pictures.
Her artworks include well-drawn maidens, charming cupids with an instinctive feeling for youth and beauty. She is also known for her cards of women at work and at play: depicting them with tennis rackets, fishing poles, guns, dogs and horses. She showed women in the Golden Age of Postcards in everyday life as well as visions of loveliness.
On April 23 1912 she married Charles Fletcher Lent in Manhattan, New York. They had one child, Edith May Lent. May Farini Lent died November 30, 1961 in Hillsdale, New York.
In 1901 May Farini was interviewed for the Detroit Monthly magazine.
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| Farini signature from a framed picture. |
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| Farini was associated with Arthur B. Coates Publishing. |
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| Farini/ Halloween/ May This season |
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| Farini/ At Halloween Go/ sepia |
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| Farini/ At Halloween Go/ colored |
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| Farini/ To Wish You Good Times/ colored |
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| Farini/ To Wish You Good Times/ sepia |
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| Farini/ A Halloween Greeting from/ colored |
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| Farini/ A Halloween Greeting from |
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| Farini/ Wishing you a jolly/ sepia |
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| Farini/ Wishing you a jolly/ colored |
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| Farini/ Halloween/ May Spooks and Ghosts/ colored |
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| Farini/ Halloween/ May Spooks and Ghosts/ sepia |
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| Farini had postcards with Fairman Publishers |
This pen and ink original Farini artwork was selling for $385.52 on eBay, January 26, 2019.
In 1929 May L. Farini collaborated with Lucy Stock Chapin to illustrate a children's book:
Teddie's Best Christmas Tree. In January 2019 I found only two available copies of the book.
One was for sale on Amazon for $25.00 the other was on eBay for $49.99. Farini also illustrated several baby books for parents in enter information and memorabilia for their child. These are readily available on eBay and from other sources.
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