A Harvest of Death

photograph by Timothy H. O'Sullivan (MET, 2005.100.1201)

A Harvest of Death is the title of a photograph[1] by Timothy H, O'Sullivan. Taken during the American Civil War, between July 4 and 7, 1863. It shows the bodies of soldiers killed at the Battle of Gettysburg, stretched out over part of the battlefield.[2]

Black and white photograph showing bodies lying on the ground, from the foreground to the horizon.
A Harvest of Death, 1863.

References change

  1. "Timothy H. O'Sullivan | A Harvest of Death, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania". The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved June 11, 2022.
  2. Collective (2001, p. 43)