The Santa Fe Railway-Fred Harvey Company partnership introduced many new tourists to the American Southwest by making regional travel safe, comfortable, and adventurous. Employing many Native American artists, the Fred Harvey Company also actively collected superb examples of pottery, basketry, textiles, kachina dolls, and beadwork, which were sold to major collectors and American and European museums. In this provocative book, twenty contributors describe how the Fred Harvey Company created an image of the Southwest that endures to the present.
Language
English
Pages
254
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Heard Museum
Release
January 01, 1996
ISBN
093435149X
ISBN 13
9780934351492
Great Southwest of the Fred Harvey Company and the Santa Fe Railroad
The Santa Fe Railway-Fred Harvey Company partnership introduced many new tourists to the American Southwest by making regional travel safe, comfortable, and adventurous. Employing many Native American artists, the Fred Harvey Company also actively collected superb examples of pottery, basketry, textiles, kachina dolls, and beadwork, which were sold to major collectors and American and European museums. In this provocative book, twenty contributors describe how the Fred Harvey Company created an image of the Southwest that endures to the present.