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We're Still Here: American Indian Spirit in the Unmade Place

… an obvious historical connection. Though Cather's reasons for these erasures and omissions can only be … to the curatorial and conservation staff at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian.  Tamayo’s … won the Omaha Entertainment and Arts Award for best two-person exhibition; they were again nominated in 2016. Tamayo …
Posted: 01/22/2025
Last Updated: 06/17/2025

Artist Karen Thurlow on Place and Memory

… Image Artist Karen Thurlow Artist Karen Thurlow on Place and Memory Local Artist Creates "Webster County … you to everyone at the National Willa Cather Center for allowing me to show my art in the town where I spent so much … priced. Art purchases from the Red Cloud Opera House Gallery benefit the artist and help support our mission to …
Posted: 11/27/2024
Last Updated: 11/27/2024

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 … sites and sounds that changed American literature. Take a detour from the scramble of urbanity and absorb the rolling … ADAPTIVE REUSE PROJECT Willa Cather Childhood Home & Guided Tours Experience An Author's World Willa Cather’s literary …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 03/20/2026

Hotel Garber Opens in Red Cloud to Bolster Tourism and Advance Willa Cather Legacy

… An eyesore at the corner of two major intersecting highways, the Potter building had been vacant and decaying for … recalled these occasions in both her published work and private letters. Now joined with the Center’s preserved … gifts from many generous individuals and foundations. These private gifts helped leverage grant awards from the Nebraska …
Posted: 04/09/2025
Last Updated: 04/09/2025

Unseen & Underfoot: The Hidden Diversity of the Plains

… actively used in aging studies for humans. Nematodes that feed on plants can cause severe crop losses, and scientists …
Posted: 03/16/2025
Last Updated: 03/18/2025

Annotations from the Archives: Use It Up

… that brought together elements of Progressivism and Protestantism, social reform and social reaction, populism and … But in the little towns, Hooverizing was creative and a test of character as well. As you next read through Cather's …
Posted: 02/05/2025
Last Updated: 02/11/2025

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 …
Posted: 12/18/2022
Last Updated: 11/29/2024

49 Minutes of Fame Artist Profile: Nathaniel Ruleaux

… D. Ruleaux had a profound impact on him, teaching his grandson everything he knew about art. “We had his pieces all … is living in Omaha with his wife Katie and 2-year-old son Luca. With a new baby at the time, Ruleaux says the move … incorporating family into his pieces, often giving his son crayons so that Luca can add to his pieces. His creative …
Posted: 12/13/2021
Last Updated: 11/29/2024

The World War II Experience of Clarence O. Williams

… of Clarence O. Williams The story behind the play, Not Too Far Distant October 15, 2024 Playwright Becky Boesen gleaned … Division. According to his son Thomas, “for reasons he never shared, he took a camera with him, and produced the … carefully catalogued and documented album after returning home, ultimately settling in Lincoln, Nebraska.” He …
Posted: 10/15/2024
Last Updated: 10/22/2024

Willa Cather Statue Unveiled in National Statuary Hall of the U.S. Capitol

… Image Statuary Hall of the U.S. Capitol Image Willa Cather statue representing Nebraska at National Statuary … and Twelfth Woman in the Collection June 7, 2023 A bronze sculpture of Willa Cather by artist Littleton Alston was …
Posted: 03/28/2019
Last Updated: 06/24/2024

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