Alice Cooper rediscovered a multimillion-dollar Andy Warhol classic that he had “rolled up in a tube” in a storage locker for more than 40 years.
In an interview with The Guardian published on Monday, July 24, the rock star’s longtime manager, Shep Gordon, revealed that the “Little Electric Chair” silkscreen print from the late artist’s “Death and Disaster” series was stored alongside decades-old touring equipment.
Stars — They’re Just Like Us! Cooper, 69, and Warhol, who died at age 58 in February 1987, became friends in the early 1970s in New York City. “Andy was kind of a groupie, and so was Alice. They loved famous people. So they started a relationship, and they loved to hang out,” Gordon told the British newspaper. However, the “School’s Out” singer’s then-girlfriend, model Cindy Lang, was the one who had purchased the 1964 canvas from Warhol. “As I recall, Cindy came to me for $2,500 for the painting,” Gordon said.
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