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70th Annual Willa Cather Spring Conference

… House: Examining Built and Natural Environments in Her Work Spring Conference Thursday, Jun 5 - Saturday, Jun 7, 2025 | All day … will share the spotlight at the forthcoming Willa Cather Spring Conference. My Ántonia will complete its run as part …
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The Willa Cather Foundation

… and groups of all backgrounds, worldviews, and identities. Learning: We continuously learn and teach. Professionalism: … for museums. Stewardship: We are good stewards of sites, collections, and charitable gifts that are entrusted to us. … a small cohort of writers; Curation of exhibits featuring artifacts from the Foundation’s collections, which …
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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 Hall, U.S. Capitol Willa Cather Statue Unveiled in National Statuary Hall of the U.S. … as if surrounded by nature, at home in the Nebraska prairie.” Cather’s likeness will join less than a dozen …
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69th Annual Willa Cather Spring Conference

… her “library,” with her books labeled and sometimes numbered in the back room of her father’s office. As our … on Saturday, June 8th. Attendees are also encouraged to visit, Hommage: Willa Cather , on view at the Red Cloud Opera House Art Gallery, and Travis Hencey's new …
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Restored Willa Cather Childhood Home Reopens

… The site closed on August 15, 2022 to facilitate the first comprehensive restoration in more than fifty years.  A modest one-and-a-half story frame house, the Willa …
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Own A Piece of History: Willa Cather Sculpture

… Image Image Image Littleton Alston with his statue of Willa Cather at the U.S. Capitol—June 7, 2023 Own A Piece of History: Willa Cather Sculpture Signed by sculptor Littleton Alston June 7, … by the artist. Cather is portrayed hiking through the open prairie with a walking stick, wearing a brimmed hat and …
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Willa Cather Biography

… Willa Cather Biography A Great American Writer "Miss Cather is … held that “he was in competition with the best in American fiction—with Melville, James, Wharton, Hemingway, Faulkner, … and its contents have been combined and extended into The Complete Letters of Willa Cather , an online resource …
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Escape Into Willa Cather's Prairie Landscapes

… Image Image Image Escape Into Willa Cather's Prairie Landscapes May 1, 2023 Explore the Willa … come and go, but the land is always here...”  —O Pioneers! Visit Red Cloud and immerse yourself in the prairie settings … at  rolsen@willacather.org  or or (402) 746-2653.  LODGING : We offer comfortable and unique historic lodging …
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Willa Cather as Creator: Breaking the Mold and Carving a Place in History

… Fortune Forum Image Littleton Alston with his statue of Willa Cather at the U.S. Capitol Image Ashley Olson, Executive … as a mature artist in the prime of her career. His bronze sculpture of Cather was installed in the U.S. Capitol on …
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Willa Cather in Fine Books & Collections

… Summer 2023 Image Article in Fine Books & Collections Willa Cather in Fine Books & Collections Feature Article in Summer 2023 issue August 1, 2023 Willa Cather, the National Willa Cather Center, and some of our … remains closely associated with the Great Plains. The prairie town of Red Cloud, Nebraska inspired some of her …
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