Collection Highlights
Declaration of Independence
Date:
1776
Object Number:
LIB.SY.1776.4
Medium:
Paper, broadside
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Museum Collections
Drawings
Profile Portrait of Charlie Chaplin (1889-1977)
Object Number:
1990.1.124
Date:
1931
Medium:
Graphite on notepad paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 1/8 x 4 7/8 in. ( 18.1 x 12.4 cm )
Marks:
signature and date: lower right: "W.H.W. / '31"
inscription: lower right: "Charlie Chaplin" ?
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower right in graphite: "W.H.W. / '31"; signed by sitter at lower left: "Charlie Chaplin"
Description:
Portrait
Gallery Label:
Chaplin's first sound film, "City Lights," was released in 1931.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Family of William Henry Walker
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
