13 Facts About Benjamin Champney

Benjamin Champney was a painter known for his role in White Mountain art of the 19th century.

Benjamin Champney began his training as a lithographer under celebrated marine artist Fitz Henry Lane at Pendleton's Lithography shop in Boston.

Benjamin Champney's paintings were often used to make chromolithographs that were subsequently sold to tourists who could not afford Champney's originals.

In 1841, Champney went to France to study, returning to Boston in 1846, and then returned to Europe almost at once to paint a panorama of the Rhine River.

Benjamin Champney returned to Boston in 1848 and exhibited the panorama there in December.

In 1850, Benjamin Champney returned to the White Mountains with his friend, Kensett.

In 1853, Benjamin Champney married and bought a house between Conway and North Conway.

Benjamin Champney's studio was a noted social center, and was visited by many people from all parts of the country.

In 1855, Benjamin Champney became a founder of the Boston Art Club, and, in 1856, its president.

Benjamin Champney died at his home in Woburn, Massachusetts, on December 11,1907.

Many of Benjamin Champney's artworks were given to the library on behalf of George Mather Champney.

In recognition of his unique and lasting contribution to the arts and culture of Boston, a gaslit cobblestone alley, Benjamin Champney Place, is named in his honor in historic Beacon Hill, Boston.

Benjamin Champney is mentioned on a New Hampshire historical marker along New Hampshire Route 16 in Conway.