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On the morning of September 18, 1952, before sailing to Britain with his family for the world premiere of "Limelight," Chaplin visited Richard Avedon’s studio. In a last-minute gesture, Charlie posed with "devil’s horns," referencing how he was depicted for protesting Senator Joseph McCarthy and the House Committee on Un-American Activities (HCUA), a committee that accused many public figures and private citizens—often falsely—of working against the United States. The following day, the US attorney general announced an inquiry into Chaplin’s political beliefs and revoked Chaplin’s re-entry permit. In 1972, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences offered Chaplin an Honorary Award, which brought Chaplin back to the U.S. for the first time in 20 years. Upon receiving the award, he was given a 12-minute standing ovation, the longest to have occurred in the academy’s history. This photograph is currently on display in the "(re)Framing Conversations: Photographs by Richard Avedon, 1946 - 1965." The exhibition was made possible by generous support from Judy and Leonard Lauder, with additional funding from Marcia and Frank Carlucci and the William Talbott Hillman Foundation. #Film #Art #Photography #ArtHistory #USHistory #PopCulture #RichardAvedon #Avedon