All Aboard

In this last section, there is also a book for people with firsthand knowledge to write down their recollections of the Harvey Company. Sadly, alongside the thoughtful remarks of old-timers, kids have scribbled nonsense in the book, marring its pages.

Inventing the Southwest: The Fred Harvey Company and Native American Art is a must-see on several fronts. Superficially, it's a spectacular array of the finest American Indian material anywhere. But it is also a sociological and historical exploration of a single company's incredible role in fostering the continuing place of American Indian art in our culture.

Inventing the Southwest: The Fred Harvey Company and Native American Art, through January 24, 1999, at the Denver Art Museum, 100 West 14th Avenue Parkway, 303-640-4433.