Electric Chair
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Electric Chair is a 1964 silkscreen painting by Andy Warhol that depicts an empty execution chamber, reflecting on death, violence, and the media’s treatment of tragedy.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Big Electric Chair | 2 |
| Electric Chair canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
painting
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silkscreen painting ⓘ |
| artForm | visual art ⓘ |
| artHistoricalSignificance |
important example of Pop art’s use of press photography
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key work in Warhol’s engagement with death imagery ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
controversy over representation of violence
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debates on ethics of aestheticizing death ⓘ |
| basedOn | press photograph of Sing Sing Prison execution chamber ⓘ |
| colorPalette |
high-contrast color variants
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monochrome variants ⓘ |
| conveys | sense of emptiness and unease ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator | Andy Warhol NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creatorBirthName | Andrew Warhola NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creatorNationality | American ⓘ |
| depictionType | interior scene ⓘ |
| depicts |
electric chair
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empty execution chamber ⓘ |
| genre | Pop art NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasVersion |
Big Electric Chair
NERFINISHED
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Little Electric Chair NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1964 ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
mass media imagery
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tabloid photography ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| locationOfCreation | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
capital punishment
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death ⓘ media representation of tragedy ⓘ violence ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
canvas
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ink ⓘ |
| movement | Pop art NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWorkOf | Andy Warhol NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Death and Disaster series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | mid-1960s Warhol period ⓘ |
| portrays | absence of human figures ⓘ |
| productionMethod | mechanical reproduction techniques ⓘ |
| seriesContext | Warhol Death and Disaster paintings explore mediated images of death ⓘ |
| setting | execution chamber ⓘ |
| technique | silkscreen printing ⓘ |
| theme |
American culture
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anonymity of victims ⓘ death ⓘ mass media ⓘ spectacle of violence ⓘ |
| title | Electric Chair NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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