Benjamin Champney

Benjamin Champney was an American painter and lithographer (1817–1907). He was born at New Ipswich and died at Woburn.

Also recorded as Champney.

Benjamin Champney in brief

Born
1817
Died
1907
Known for
painter and lithographer
Place of birth
New Ipswich
Contents

Recognition and collections

Work by Benjamin Champney is held by Corcoran Gallery of Art, Yale University Art Gallery, Georgia Museum of Art and Museum of Fine Arts Boston.

Catalogued works

17 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service, Open Library, The Art Institute of Chicago and Wellcome Collection. Their recorded dates run from 1805 to 1900.

Mount Chocorua, New Hampshire, dated 1858, held by Museum of Fine Arts Boston, inventory 64.423. Mount Washington, held by Q214867, inventory 2015.19.180. View of the Roman Campagna, dated 1846, held by Yale University Art Gallery, inventory 1900.15. On The Coast, held by Georgia Museum of Art, inventory 1993.35. Autumn Landscape, dated 1881, held by New York Historical, inventory 1983.18. Artist's Brook, Conway Meadows, dated 1881, held by New York Historical, inventory 1983.17. Saco River, North Conway, dated 1874. The Artist’s Studio, held by Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art. Winter Sunset, dated 1872, held by New Britain Museum of American Art, inventory 1966.02. Winter Scene, North Moat Mountain, New Hampshire, dated 1873, held by New Hampshire Historical Society. Moat Mountain from Walker's Pond, New Hampshire, dated 1878, held by New Hampshire Historical Society. On the Saco, dated 1867. Sixty years' memories of art and artists, dated 1900. O' Swift We Go, a Sleighing Song, dated 1840, tint lithograph on ivory wove paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 2013.777. What's A' The Steer, Kimmer!, dated 1840, tint lithograph on ivory wove paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 2013.778. An inaugural dissertation on the dysentery / Submitted to the examination of the Rev. John Andrews, S.T.D. Vice-Provost; the trustees, medical professors of the University of Pennsylvania, for the degree of Doctor of Medicine. By Ben. Champneys, A.M. of New-Jersey., dated 1805, held by Wellcome Collection. John Hodgkin junior (1800-1875), dated 1809-1976, held by Wellcome Collection.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 11 named public collections.

New York Historical: 2 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. New Hampshire Historical Society: 2 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Museum of Fine Arts Boston: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Q214867: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Corcoran Gallery of Art: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Yale University Art Gallery: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Georgia Museum of Art: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. New Britain Museum of American Art: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Art Institute of Chicago: 2 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Wellcome Collection: 2 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

5 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Champney, Benjamin, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011. Champney, James Wills or Wells, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011. Haughton, Sir Graves Champney (1788–1849), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2017. J (James) Wells Champney Papers, 2015. Champney, Anthony, D.D. (1569?–1643?), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2018.

Digitised editions and texts

1 digitised item associated with this heading is catalogued by Internet Archive.

Pumpkin Time (1871) (1871) — Internet Archive.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 8 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 5 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 5 means 5 genuinely separate publishers of record. 13 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

In detail

the recorded working language is English.

The field of work recorded is painting. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are landscape.

Work by Benjamin Champney is recorded in the collections of Corcoran Gallery of Art, Yale University Art Gallery, Georgia Museum of Art, Museum of Fine Arts Boston and New York Historical.

Chronology

  1. 1817Benjamin Champney born at New Ipswich.
  2. 1846View of the Roman Campagna (Yale University Art Gallery).
  3. 1858Mount Chocorua, New Hampshire (Museum of Fine Arts Boston).
  4. 1871Pumpkin Time (1871) digitised by Internet Archive.
  5. 1881Autumn Landscape (New York Historical).
  6. 1881Artist's Brook, Conway Meadows (New York Historical).
  7. 1907Benjamin Champney died at Woburn.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    Champney, Benjamin, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    Open Library author record for Benjamin Champney (Internet Archive), 2 catalogued works.

    Institutional database · Scholarly · Internet Archive

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  3. 3.

    Internet Archive, 1 digitised item catalogued under Benjamin Champney as creator.

    digital repository · Unverified

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  4. 4.

    The Art Institute of Chicago, collection records associated with Benjamin Champney.

    museum collection · Unverified · The Art Institute of Chicago

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  5. 5.

    Wellcome Collection catalogue records 2 works naming Benjamin Champney.

    museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection

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  6. 6.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q3855088: Benjamin Champney

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation

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  7. 7.

    “Benjamin Champney”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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