"Treason" Old Sparky Electric Chair (Blue, Copper)
About: This piece was created from a press photo of the electric chair known as “old sparky” at Sing Sing State Penitentiary in New York. It was used to execute Communist traitors Júlíus and Ethel Rosenberg in 1953, who were communists guilty of passing nuclear secrets to Russia. The same photo was famously used by Warhol in his death and disaster series of 1963.
Medium: Printmaking
Materials: Aluminium with high gloss finish
Aluminium Size: 70cm x 70cm
Framed Size: 74.4 cm x 74.4cm
Edition: 5 signed and numbered
Frame: Float mounted in white maple.
About: This piece was created from a press photo of the electric chair known as “old sparky” at Sing Sing State Penitentiary in New York. It was used to execute Communist traitors Júlíus and Ethel Rosenberg in 1953, who were communists guilty of passing nuclear secrets to Russia. The same photo was famously used by Warhol in his death and disaster series of 1963.
Medium: Printmaking
Materials: Aluminium with high gloss finish
Aluminium Size: 70cm x 70cm
Framed Size: 74.4 cm x 74.4cm
Edition: 5 signed and numbered
Frame: Float mounted in white maple.