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Artist
Edward Jean Steichen, 27 Mar 1879 - 25 Mar 1973
Sitter
Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin, 16 Apr 1889 - 25 Dec 1977
Date
1925
Type
Photograph
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
Image: 24 x 19.5cm (9 7/16 x 7 11/16")
Sheet: 25.2 x 20.1cm (9 15/16 x 7 15/16")
Mount: 29 x 24.7cm (11 7/16 x 9 3/4")
Mat: 55.9 x 40.6cm (22 x 16")
Topic
Interior
Equipment\Walking stick\Cane
Costume\Headgear\Hat\Fedora
Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin: Male
Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin: Performing Arts\Performing arts director\Film director
Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie actor
Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin: Performing Arts\Performer\Comedian
Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin: Performing Arts\Performer\Vaudeville performer
Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin: Literature\Writer\Screenwriter
Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin: Oscar
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; acquired in memory of Agnes and Eugene Meyer through the generosity of Katharine Graham and the New York Community Trust, The Island Fund
