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Charlie Chaplin

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Object Details

Artist

Edward Jean Steichen, 27 Mar 1879 - 25 Mar 1973

Sitter

Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin, 16 Apr 1889 - 25 Dec 1977

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

Date

1925

Object number

NPG.2001.18

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Copyright

© 2025 The Estate of Edward Steichen / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

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")

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National Portrait Gallery Collection

Location

Currently not on view

Data Source

National Portrait Gallery

Topic

Interior
Equipment\Walking stick\Cane
Costume\Headgear\Hat\Fedora
Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin: Male
Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin: Arts and Culture\Performing Arts\Film\Film director
Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin: Arts and Culture\Performing Arts\Film\Movie actor
Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin: Arts and Culture\Performing Arts\Performer\Comedian
Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin: Arts and Culture\Performing Arts\Performer\Vaudeville performer
Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin: Arts and Culture\Literature\Writer\Screenwriter
Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin: Performing arts awards\Academy Award
Portrait

Metadata Usage

Usage conditions apply

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm426b53852-0756-4209-be73-308b6a8836e6

Record ID

npg_NPG.2001.18

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