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The electric chair is a specialized device used for capital punishment through electrocution. The condemned is strapped to a custom wooden chair and electrocuted via electrodes attached to the head and leg.
- Alfred P. Southwick
Alfred P. Southwick. Alfred Porter Southwick (May 18,...
- Big Electric Chair
Big Electric Chair, created in 1967, is part of a series of...
- Alfred P. Southwick
An electric chair is a strong wooden chair which has electrodes (which are objects often made out of metal that conduct electricity) for running electric current through the convict's body. One electrode is placed on the convict's head, and another is placed on the convict's right shin.
Alfred P. Southwick. Alfred Porter Southwick (May 18, 1826–June 11, 1898) was a steam-boat engineer, dentist and inventor from Buffalo, New York. He is credited with inventing the electric chair as a method of legal execution.
Georgia 's electric chair, known as "Old Sparky", located at Georgia State Prison was installed in 1924 following the state's abolition of hanging and was the sole method of execution in Georgia until October 25, 2001.
Big Electric Chair, created in 1967, is part of a series of works by Andy Warhol depicting an electric chair. Death by electrocution was a controversial subject in New York City, where the artist lived and worked, especially after the last two executions at Sing Sing Correctional Facility in 1963.
death (685) crime and punishment (436) execution (52) social comment (6,584) death penalty (14) ‘Electric Chair‘, Andy Warhol, 1964.
25 apr 2019 · Durante il 1880 due sviluppi hanno posto le basi per l'invenzione della sedia elettrica. A partire dal 1886, il governo dello Stato di New York ha istituito una commissione legislativa per studiare forme alternative di pena capitale.
