Benjamin Champney (1817 – 1907): Pioneer of White Mountain Art Benjamin Champney, born January 1800 in Bridgeton, New Jersey to Dr. Benjamin Champneys and Sarah Potter, stands as a cornerstone figure in the history of American landscape painting—specifically, the vibrant artistic movement known as White Mountain art. His formative years were marked by a relocation to Lebanon, NH due to his father’s untimely death, where he received an…