Moat Mountain from Walker's Pond Moat Mountain from Walker's Pond Signed and dated lower right: B Champney./78 Label on frame: 30 x 20 Frost and Adams 33 + 35 Cornhill 30 x 25 Lent anonymously Let us hope that the lumberman's axe will long spare these beautiful sylvan retreats; that the sun will not shine down with fervent heat upon a desolate and wasted region. --B Champney, 1894 Champney lived to see the forested mountains he loved endangered by the extensive logging that threatened to transform the region during the last quarter of the 19th century. Champney's paintings, unlike his words, never acknowledge this threat, perhaps because he continued to paint to some extent from earlier sketches in his studio. [Previous] [About the Champney Exhibition] For more information, please contact the New Hampshire Historical Society (dcopeley@nhhistory.org) - Who Are We? - What's New? - Museum - Library - Publications - Membership - Museum Store - School Programs - Programs & Events - Questions & Feedback - Home - Copyright © 2007 New Hampshire Historical Society. Last Modified December 20, 2007.