Death and Disaster
Related Artworks from the Whitney's Collection

Explore a selection of artworks from the Whitney’s collection that relate to Andy Warhol—From A to B and Back Again and the civil rights protests that took place in Alabama during the spring of 1963.

  • Overexposed pink-toned image of a room with barely discernible furniture outlines.
    Overexposed pink-toned image of a room with barely discernible furniture outlines.

    Andy Warhol, Electric Chair, 1971. Screenprint, sheet: 35 7/16 × 47 7/8 in. (90 × 121.6 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Peter M. Brant 73.92.2. © The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. / Licensed by Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

  • Abstract artwork with vibrant red and orange hues, featuring shadowy chair and ladder forms.
    Abstract artwork with vibrant red and orange hues, featuring shadowy chair and ladder forms.

    Andy Warhol, Electric Chair, 1971. Screenprint, sheet: 35 7/16 × 47 7/8 in. (90 × 121.6 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Peter M. Brant 73.92.8. © The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. / Licensed by Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

  • A heavily color-filtered image of a chair and desk, making details hard to discern.
    A heavily color-filtered image of a chair and desk, making details hard to discern.

    Andy Warhol, Electric Chair, 1971. Screenprint, sheet: 35 7/16 × 47 7/8 in. (90 × 121.6 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Peter M. Brant 73.92.9. © The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. / Licensed by Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

  • High-contrast yellow and blue silhouette of a chair against a textured background.
    High-contrast yellow and blue silhouette of a chair against a textured background.

    Andy Warhol, Electric Chair, 1971. Screenprint, sheet: 35 7/16 × 47 7/8 in. (90 × 121.6 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Peter M. Brant 73.92.10. © The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. / Licensed by Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

  • Faint, monochromatic image of a street scene with indistinct shapes resembling buildings and possibly a person.
    Faint, monochromatic image of a street scene with indistinct shapes resembling buildings and possibly a person.

    Andy Warhol, Electric Chair, 1971. Screenprint, sheet: 35 7/16 × 47 7/8 in. (90 × 121.6 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Peter M. Brant 73.92.7. © The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. / Licensed by Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

  • A monochromatic pink-toned image of an electric chair in an empty room with visible cables on the floor.
    A monochromatic pink-toned image of an electric chair in an empty room with visible cables on the floor.

    Andy Warhol, Electric Chair, 1971. Screenprint, sheet: 35 7/16 × 47 7/8 in. (90 × 121.6 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Peter M. Brant 73.92.5. © The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. / Licensed by Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

  • A dimly lit room with a solitary chair in the center, casting a shadow on the floor.
    A dimly lit room with a solitary chair in the center, casting a shadow on the floor.

    Andy Warhol, Electric Chair, 1971. Screenprint, sheet: 35 7/16 × 47 7/8 in. (90 × 121.6 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Peter M. Brant 73.92.6. © The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. / Licensed by Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

  • A shadowy, reddish image showing a solitary chair in a dimly lit room.
    A shadowy, reddish image showing a solitary chair in a dimly lit room.

    Andy Warhol, Electric Chair, 1971. Screenprint, sheet: 35 7/16 × 47 7/8 in. (90 × 121.6 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Peter M. Brant 73.92.3. © The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. / Licensed by Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

  • High-contrast yellow and blue silhouette of a chair and desk against a textured background.
    High-contrast yellow and blue silhouette of a chair and desk against a textured background.

    Andy Warhol, Electric Chair, 1971. Screenprint, sheet: 35 7/16 × 47 7/8 in. (90 × 121.6 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Peter M. Brant 73.92.4. © The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. / Licensed by Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

  • Vintage chair in a yellow-toned, distressed photograph with textured overlay.
    Vintage chair in a yellow-toned, distressed photograph with textured overlay.

    Andy Warhol, Electric Chair, 1971. Screenprint, sheet: 35 7/16 × 47 7/8 in. (90 × 121.6 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Peter M. Brant 73.92.1. © The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. / Licensed by Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

  • Black and white photo of a confrontation between a police officer and a group of people.
    Black and white photo of a confrontation between a police officer and a group of people.

    Andy Warhol, Birmingham Race Riot, 1964. Screenprint, sheet: 20 × 24 in. (50.8 × 61 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; Transfer, from the Frances Mulhall Achilles Library, Special Collections, Whitney Museum of American Art 96.53.5. © The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. / Licensed by Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

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