Twelve electric chairs 196465 is a museum quality art print of an original work by american pop artist andy warhol the electric chair was part of andy warhols death and disaster series that the artist started in 1962 although a fascination with death permeates his work throughout his career the image is based on a press photograph from 13 january 1953 of the death chamber at sing sing prison in new york warhol then took the image and created a silkscreen which he then re printed agai