Print, Photographic
- Title:
- Benjamin Champney
- Object Name:
- Print, Photographic
- Object ID:
- 2020.023.03
- Date:
- circa 1910
- Description:
- Print, halftone. Profile portrait of artist Benjamin Champney (1817-1907) seated with palette and easel, painting a landscape. Titled "BENJAMIN CHAMPNEY" below image. Modern frame and mat.
- Material:
- Paper
- Dimensions:
- H-6 W-8 inches
- Provenance:
- Benjamin Champney (1817-1907) was born in New Ipswich, NH, the son of Benjamin and Rebecca (Brooks) Champney. In 1838, he made the first of many drawing trips to the White Mountains, where he found inspiration for his paintings for the rest of his life. In the 1840s, he established a studio in Boston and traveled to Maine, Vermont, the Berkshires, and the Catskills. In 1853, he married Mary Caroline Brooks (1829-1876) of Woburn, MA, and they purchased a home in North Conway, NH, where he spent summers producing and selling paintings to tourists. Champney traveled to Europe in 1841, 1847, and 1865 for study and inspiration. In America, he divided his time between homes in North Conway and Woburn. He died in Woburn at the age of 90.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Charles and Gloria Vogel
- People:
- Champney, Benjamin (1817-1907)
- Subjects:
- Champney, Benjamin, Artists, Artists' studios, Artists' materials, Palettes
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