Cultural depictions of the Salem witch trials

Cultural depictions of the Salem witch trials abound in art, literature and popular media in the United States, from the early 19th century to the present day.

The literary and dramatic depictions are discussed in Marion Gibson's Witchcraft Myths in American Culture (New York: Routledge, 2007) and see also Bernard Rosenthal's Salem Story: Reading the Witch Trials of 1692 The story of Salem featured prominently in many publications in the 19th century about the 17th century colonial foundations of the United States.

The illustrations continue to be reproduced widely in 20th and 21st century publications, in many cases without accurate attribution or reference to the century in which the illustrations were created.

This gallery includes their citations and the names, where known, of the artists who created them.

Although a few of the houses that belonged to the participants in the Salem witch trials are still standing, many of these buildings have been lost.