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Benjamin Champney
American 1817 -1907
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Born: |
New Ipswich, New Hampshire, United States
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Died: |
Woburn, Massachusetts, United States
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Addresses: |
Boston, Massachusetts, United States Woburn, Massachusetts, United States North Conway, New Hampshire, United States
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Studied: |
Paris 1841
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Instructors: |
Robert Cooke Thomas Moore Boston, 1836-1839
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Exhibited: |
Boston Art Club Boston Athenaeum American Art Union National Academy of Design Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Paris Salon 1844, 1845 New Hampshire Historical Society 1997
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Specialty: |
Painter Instructor
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Style/School: |
White Mountains Hudson River School
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Subjects Known For: |
Landscapes Portraits Still Life Botanical
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Memberships: |
Boston Art Club (a founder)
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Artist Profile |
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BIOGRAPHY: |
As one of the leaders of the White Mountain School, Benjamin Champney brought the techniques of the Hudson River School to the woods and mountains of New Hampshire. Champney began his career as a lithographer and, on the advic...
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