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We're Still Here: American Indian Spirit in the Unmade Place
… to the Lakota tribe. His work also explores different media including acrylics, archival pens, watercolor, and …
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Artist Karen Thurlow on Place and Memory
… but ,as a child, I was not aware of the hardships. We always ate well thanks to big gardens, canning, and homegrown … do art when I grew up. I was able to take some lessons from private teachers and workshops. I studied art books and did … In the 1990s, I did a lot of mural work in businesses and private homes. This gave me the opportunity to paint BIG. I …
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Travel Through the Pages of American Literature
… Through the Pages of American Literature Discover Willa Cather and Red Cloud "I'm not exaggerating, Carrie, when I … and culture merge with the pleasures of a quiet country town and its prairie surroundings. To visit Red Cloud is … ADAPTIVE REUSE PROJECT Willa Cather Childhood Home & Guided Tours Experience An Author's World Willa Cather’s literary …
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Hotel Garber Opens in Red Cloud to Bolster Tourism and Advance Willa Cather Legacy
… in front of Hotel Garber on April 4 [see Gallery for full captions] Image Hotel Garber in its opening week … artists or artists in residence will launch in the near future. The addition of this space was envisioned to enable … funds secured from all sources is more than $8 million. The campaign is now within $230,000 of reaching its goal. In …
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Unseen & Underfoot: The Hidden Diversity of the Plains
… accomplished peopleand very proud of what we produced." Tracy Sanford Tucker joined the staff of the National Willa Cather Center … in English and Great Plains Studies. A certified archivist, Tucker oversees the management of the National Willa Cather …
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Annotations from the Archives: Use It Up
… was not dominated by crackpots or reactionaries who simply could not abide a modernizing America . . . . Rather, … and entertainment for both children and adults. Willa Cather created several of these using advertising cards and … flour sacks. Our collections boast several quilts that were handmade by Anna Pavelka, as well as a number of other small …
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49 Minutes of Fame Artist Profile: Chase Earles
… pottery during childhood visits to the Southwest. “I was really inspired by Southwestern Pueblo pottery,” Earles says. … has won numerous awards for his work. He earned First Place at the 2013 Santa Fe Indian Market, Best of Division … Pop Art which was installed at the Red Cloud Opera House Gallery from November 5-December 14, 2021 • There is also an …
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49 Minutes of Fame Artist Profile: Nathaniel Ruleaux
… grandson everything he knew about art. “We had his pieces all over our house,” Ruleaux says. “He was my strongest … Red Cloud Indian Art Show on the Pine Ridge Reservation, a place where his grandfather and cousins had displayed art in … Pop Art which was installed at the Red Cloud Opera House Gallery from November 5-December 14, 2021 • There is also an …
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The World War II Experience of Clarence O. Williams
… Nebraska classrooms; from letters, to lectures, to this gallery. He is now “over the Rainbow.” His joy in this … is very swift. How any one could sit in such a peaceful place and plan such wars, I can’t figure out… Image …
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Willa Cather Statue Unveiled in National Statuary Hall of the U.S. Capitol
… that represent Nebraska. The installation ceremony occurred exactly six months before her 150th birthday on December … at the National Willa Cather Center’s Opera House in Red Cloud. Following the livestream at the Nebraska History … CEO of History Nebraska added, “History Nebraska has been proud to host and support the Willa Cather National Statuary …
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