Charlie Chaplin in the vagabond / Greenwich Litho. Co. N.Y. – Antique Wall Art
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Charlie Chaplin in the vagabond / Greenwich Litho. Co. N.Y. comes to life in this vintage poster, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Charlie Chaplin in the vagabond / Greenwich Litho. Co. N.Y.
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Chaplin's tramp character is shown here with a violin, the instrument that anchors the story of *The Vagabond*, a 1916 Mutual release that is one of the more musical of his short comedies. The poster, printed in color by the Greenwich Lithographing Company of New York in 1916, is part of the Mutual Chaplin Specials series, which advertised his films to theater owners and audiences during the peak of his fame. Laundry also appears among the listed subjects, a reminder of the everyday, working-class settings Chaplin's tramp so often drifted through. Chromolithographs like this one were built from many separate stone or plate impressions, so they carry the bright, flat color typical of American film advertising in the 1910s.
| Created / published | N.Y. : Greenwich Litho. Co., 1916. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : chromolithograph ; 57 x 36 cm. |
| Genre | Motion picture posters American 1910-1920.Chromolithographs Color 1910-1920. |
| Notes | Mutual Chaplin Specials." Copyright 1916 Lone Star Corporation. Purchase; (DLC/PP-1989:136)." |
| Subjects | Chaplin, Charlie,--1889-1977--Performances. Tramps--1910-1920. Violins--1910-1920. Laundry--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,797 × 4,696 px · prints to 13 × 16 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-220194 |
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