Lawrence massacre-inspired artwork ranges from thoroughly researched historical representations to juxtaposition of characters from the day into modern scenes. In nearly all interpretations, mayhem, blood and fire reign supreme. Take a look at this gallery of different artistic depictions of Quantrill’s Raid.

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Image courtesy of KansasMemory.org, Kansas State Historical Society. Quantrill's Raid, black and white watercolor on paper, by Lauretta Louise Fox Fisk, circa 1866-1919.

Image courtesy of Michael Krueger. Quantrill in Life, lithography and intaglio print by Michael Krueger, 2004.

Image courtesy of Michael Krueger. Quantrill in Death, lithography and intaglio print by Michael Krueger, 2004.

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Lawrence Coffell painting of Quantrill's raid, date unknown. The image is reproduced courtesy of the Douglas County Historical Society, Watkins Community Museum of History, where the painting is currently in storage.

photo by: Richard Gwin

Alvin Howell painting of Quantrill's Raid, commissioned in 1966 for old Lawrence City Hall, title unknown. The image is reproduced courtesy of the Douglas County Historical Society, Watkins Community Museum of History, where the painting is currently in storage.

Image courtesy of KansasMemory.org, Kansas State Historical Society. Quantrill's Raid on Lawrence, pencil on wood pulp paper, by Sherman Bronson Enderton, circa 1868-1880. Enderton was a private in Company E, 11th Kansas Volunteer Cavalry, during the Civil War.

Image courtesy of KansasMemory.org, Kansas State Historical Society. Red Mountain, featuring Quantrill's Raiders comic book cover, Avon Periodicals Inc., 1952.

Image courtesy of KansasMemory.org, Kansas State Historical Society. "The Lawrence Massacre," black and white illustration of Quantrill's raid that appeared in the Sept. 5, 1863, issue of Harper's Weekly magazine. Artist unknown.

Image courtesy of the Spencer Museum of Art. “The Ballad of Quantrill’s Raiders,” 1992, acrylic on Masonite, by Joe Coleman.

Image courtesy of the Spencer Museum of Art. “The Ballad of Quantrill’s Raiders,” 1992, acrylic on Masonite, by Joe Coleman.