Periods, Cultures, Styles > U.S. Civil War period

U.S. Civil War period

Dates

1861–65

Places

North America > United States

Basics Works of Art Artists Periods, Cultures, Styles Curated Guides

Basics to get you started

“The Immediate Cause of the Civil War,” an introduction

Experiences of the U.S. Civil War, an introduction

John Brown’s “tragic prelude” to the U.S. Civil War

Memory and commemoration of the U.S. Civil War, an introduction

Abraham Lincoln and northern memory

Works of Art

The U.S. Civil War, sharpshooters and Winslow Homer

1862

Timothy O’Sullivan, A Harvest of Death

1863

Artists

Bayon, the most notable temple at Angkor Thom (photo: Dmitry A. Mottl, CC BY-SA 4.0)

Bayon, the most notable temple at Angkor Thom (photo: Dmitry A. Mottl, CC BY-SA 4.0)

Timothy O’Sullivan

Curated Guides to U.S. Civil War period

All Textbook Chapters Thematic Series

African American art and social justice

Textbook Chapter - Reframing Art History

Seeing America

Thematic Series

The U.S. Civil War in Art

Thematic Series