James Wells Champney

American artist (1843-1903)

† 1903 · Artists · Painter in the permanent collections of Metropolitan Museum of Art, National Gallery of Art, Smithsonian American Art Museum, National Portrait Gallery (Smithsonian); cross-wiki notability: 6 language Wikipedias

In the collections of

Metropolitan Museum of Art · National Gallery of Art · Smithsonian American Art Museum · National Portrait Gallery (Smithsonian)

License & source

Public domain · Wikidata

Life

James Wells Champney was born on July 16, 1843 in Boston and died on May 1, 1903 in New York City, aged 59. Recorded occupations: painter, photographer and printmaker. Country of citizenship: United States. Educated at Royal Academy of Fine Arts.

At a glance

Born: July 16, 1843 · Boston
Died: May 1, 1903 · New York City
Age at death: 59
Citizenship: United States
Occupations: painter, photographer, printmaker
Education: Royal Academy of Fine Arts
Wikipedia editions: 6 languages
Signature licence: Public domain

About this signature

This image of James Wells Champney's signature comes from Wikimedia Commons (Wikidata P109 signature file). Its licence is recorded as Public domain. It is linked to the person through Wikidata property P109 (signature), which ties a documented individual to a specific archived file. We show the file as published and do not redraw or retouch it. Public-domain signature; painter deceased since 1903 (>50 yr): no copyright or right-of-publicity exposure. Works held by 4 major museums.

Biographical facts: Wikidata Q1564310 (CC0), retrieved 2026-10-13. Read more about James Wells Champney on Wikipedia.

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