1874 San Francisco

Paul Frézeny became a member of the Bohemian Club in 1874 a couple of years after its founding in 1872. He was admitted as a member a month before Jules Tavernier, which suggests that he may have arrived in San Francisco a month or so before Jules. The two were well knownfor the Harper's Weekly woodcut illustrations of western life which were available throughout most of the country because trains could now distribute copies of New York periodicals with only a couple of weeks delay. The San Francisco Bohemian's lost no time in voting them into membership.

The Club's Financial Exhibit
1877
Reproduction of a
Frénzeny Cartoon
Annals of Bohemia: v1, p171
and v8, p.149
Bohemian Club, San Francisco, CA

The Triumph of
Cremony over the
Opposition
1874
Annals of Bohemia: v1, p20
Bohemian Club, San Francisco, CA

[a man dressed as a cavalier in a large plumed hat waving a Bohemian Club banner and baring a large sword]

[3 pairs of boots placed on planks surrounding a big barrel of liquor]

Meeting at the Bohemian Club
about 1879
oil/canvas
Private Collection

pub: Chalmers: Splendide Californie!

Acting Treasurer Kenney Driving President Newcomb Out in Search of Funds
Reproduction of a
Frénzeny Cartoon
Annals of Bohemia v1, p.27
Bohemian Club, San Francisco, CA

Frénzeny sketched many pictures on his travels back to New York, however they were turned into woodcuts and published out of order. The following pictures are grouped by region rather than ordered by publication date.

One of the oddest is this picture, which does not seem to be one Paul could have observed first hand, so it was probably done by request from Harper's just for money or possibly had been done in 1872 before the trip and Harper's just got around to publishing it in 1874.

Scottish Convenanters Before a Battle
Harper's Weekly v18
20 June 1874
p.532

A Sheep Raid in Colorado
Harper's Weekly v22
13 October 1877
p.808

Distributing Supplies to Indians
Harper's Weekly v26
11 February 1882
p.89 bottom

Muster-Day on an Indian Reservation
Harper's Weekly v24
24 July 1880
p.476

Indian Funeral — Off for the Happy Hunting Grounds
Harper's Weekly v27
26 July 1884
pp.480,481

Camel Train in Nevada
Harper's Weekly v21
30 June 1877
p. 501

[This was published after they had split up. It was published with only Frenzeny's name and the Tavernier credit deleted from the signature in the wood block. The original credits have been reinserted. Tavernier probably did not get any money for this picture.]

Nevada Silver Mine—
Changing the Shift
Harper's Weekly v21
25 August 1877
p.657

[original black and white version]

Chinese Opium Palace — San Francisco
Harper's Weekly v24
3 April 1880
p.221

California—Early Morning Scene in a San Francisco Fish Market
Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newpaper
17 Decemberl 1881
p.268

[unsigned, unattributed]

Holiday in China Town
Harper's Weekly v24
20 March 1880
p.188

{original black and white version)

A Chinese Burial in Lone Mountain Cemetary—
San Francisco, California
Harper's Weekly v25
28 January 1881
p.56

Chinese Merchant Exchange
Harper's Weekly v26
18 March 1882
p.173

{original black and white version)

Theatrical Performances in China-Town, San Francisco
Harper's Weekly v27
12 May1883
p.296

1877 Southern California

A Whaling Station on the California Coast
Harper's Weekly v22
23 June 1877
p.477

Mission Indians of Southern California Making Horse Hair Baskets and Ropes
Harper's Weekly v22
20 October 1877
p.821

Scenes of
Southern California
Harper's Weekly v22
18 May 1878
p.401

1878 Central America

Scenes from Panama
and Lake Nicaragua
Harper's Weekly v24
23 August 1879
p.664

Carnival in Central America
Harper's Weekly v22
6 March 1880
p.152

Picking Coffee in Costa Rica
Harper's Weekly v24
28 August 1880
p.556

{original black and white version)

Fire Mountains of Central America
Harper's Weekly v25
18 December 1880
pp.812,813

Snake-Charming and Religious Rites Among the Indians of Central America
Harper's Weekly v26
25 March 1882
p.184

On “Muster Day” at the Agency
about 1880
Opaque watercolor, white and neutral washes on buff paper; 36×50 cm
Museum of Fine Art
Boston, MA, US