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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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| 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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