#thiswritinglife

February 18, 2026

The New Mexico History Museum in Santa Fe had a small but choice Fred Harvey exhibit in October 2024, which is where I saw this portrait of Fred Harvey.

Since the portrait was painted in 1890, I used it to inspire the way I wrote him in The Harvey Girl.

Signed first edition hardcovers available for pre-order
now from the Poisoned Pen Bookstore.

And in e on Kindle US and Kindle UK.

#thiswritinglife Chatter The Harvey Girl

5 Comments Leave a comment

  1. I don’t know much about art, per se, but this portrait feels imbued with his personality. The more I looked at the painting the more I liked the guy.

Leave a Reply

Discover more from Dana Stabenow

Subscribe now to keep reading and get access to the full archive.

Continue reading