art.wikisort.org - PaintingBig Electric Chair, created in 1967, is part of a series of works by Andy Warhol depicting an electric chair. Death by electrocution was a controversial subject in New York City, where the artist lived and worked, especially after the last two executions at Sing Sing Correctional Facility in 1963. The empty chair is believed to be a metaphor for death. Warhol obtained a photograph of the empty execution chamber, which became the basis for this series.[1]
1967 artwork by Andy Warhol
Big Electric Chair |
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Artist | Andy Warhol |
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Year | 1967 |
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Type | Silk screen ink on synthetic polymer paint on canvas |
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Dimensions | 137 cm × 185.4 cm (54 in × 73.0 in) |
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Location | Froehlich Collection, Stuttgart |
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References
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Films | |
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Books |
- 25 Cats Name Sam and One Blue Pussy (1954)
- a, A Novel (1968)
- Blue Movie (1970)
- The Philosophy of Andy Warhol (1975)
- Popism: The Warhol Sixties (1980)
- The Andy Warhol Diaries (1989)
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Other |
- Andy Warhol's Fifteen Minutes (TV series)
- Andy Warhol's Pork (play)
- Interview (magazine)
- "15 minutes of fame"
- "Misfit" (music video)
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Milieu |
- The Factory
- The Velvet Underground
- Warhol Superstars
- Studio 54
- New Andy Warhol Garrick Theatre
- 55th Street Playhouse
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Depictions | |
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Family |
- Julia Warhola (mother)
- John Warhola (brother)
- James Warhola (nephew)
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Related |
- Andy Warhol Art Authentication Board
- Golden Age of Porn
- Moon Museum
- The Druds
- The Autobiography and Sex Life of Andy Warhol (1971)
- Absolut Warhola (2001 film)
- Brillo Box (3 ¢ Off) (2016 documentary)
- Songs for Drella (1990 album)
- Andy Warhol Bridge
- Warhol (biography)
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Big Electric Chair (en français : Grande Chaise électrique) est une série de sérigraphies sur toile de l'artiste américain Andy Warhol achevée en 1968.
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