CHAPTER 7: SEEING MESA VERDE: INSPIRATION FOR ARTISTS AND WRITERS.

Chapter 7 of the book "Mesa Verde National Park: The First 100 Years" is presented. Though many interpretations of Mesa Verde either romanticize its mysteries or offer artistic creations void of cultural sensitivities, the chapter provides a fascinating look at illustrating its past in pictures, paper or canvas. Willa Cather's visit to the park inspired her to publish an essay in "Denver Times" in 1916 and a novel titled "The Professor's House." Architect Mary Colter created her work "Watchtower" which was inspired from the towers of the cliff dwellings.