Big Electric Chair.
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Title
Big Electric Chair .
Creator
Warhol, Andy (American painter, printmaker, and filmmaker, 1928-1987)
Date
1967
Cultural Context
American North American
Style/Period
Pop (fine arts styles) Modern (styles and periods)
Subject
Electric chairs Chairs Punishment devices Punishment & torture Electrocutions Executions Death Sentences (Criminal procedures) Crimes Law enforcement Prisoners Criminals Prisons
Description
Silkscreen ink on synthetic polymer paint on canvas .
Material
Silkscreen ink Ink Paint Polymer paint Acrylic paint Synthetic resin paint Canvas Acrylic on canvas Silkscreen print on canvas Mixed media
Measurements
54" x 6' 1" (137 x 185.4 cm)
Technique
Screen printing Printing (process) Printmaking Painting (image-making) Acrylic painting (technique)
Work Type
Silkscreens (visual works) Prints Screen prints Paintings Acrylic paintings
Repository
Musée National d'Art Moderne, Centre Georges Pompidou (Paris, France) Centre Georges Pompidou (Paris, France)
Source
McShine, Kynaston, ed. Andy Warhol: A Retrospective. New York: The Museum of Modern Art, 1989. (p.276, pl.282)
Rights
Photo/illustration credit/reproduced in McShine courtesy: The Menil Collection, Houston; Musee National d'Art Moderne, Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris. Gift of The Menil Foundation.
Digital Publisher
University of Louisville Department of Fine Arts/Allen R. Hite Art Institute Visual Resources Center
Format
image/jpeg
Digital File Name
VRC 2476-84.jpg
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