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Cather Legacy Society
… an excellent way for you to leave a legacy and help further our mission. A planned gift to the Willa Cather Foundation … to his former students turned best friends. With his final act of kindness, Loren will continue to touch the … the Immigrant Experience Abbie Loomis first discovered My Ántonia as a teenager and has been reading her mother's copy …
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70th Annual Willa Cather Spring Conference
… Cather Spring Conference. My Ántonia will complete its run as part of the NEA’s Big Read Initiative while The … are set for big years in 2025—the latter will complete its run as part of the NEA’s Big Read Initiative while the …
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Willa Cather Statue Unveiled in National Statuary Hall of the U.S. Capitol
… in the centenary year of her Pulitzer Prize for One of Ours . Live viewing parties were held at the Nebraska … .” This novel and others set in Nebraska, including My Ántonia and A Lost Lady, helped to establish Cather’s career … for Statuary Hall, and I'm thrilled that Nebraska will finally have a literary heroine representing our state in …
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69th Annual Willa Cather Spring Conference
… Image Image Willa Cather reads to her brother Jack and sister Elsie. Cather … duty." We look forward to hearing more from Fajardo-Anstine about the readerly imagination that Cather's work inspires. … Arts Council. His work can be found in Rattle, Poet Lore, Prairie Schooner , and in hundreds of other …
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Restored Willa Cather Childhood Home Reopens
… Cather house is vividly described in Cather's novel, The Song of the Lark , and short stories, “Old Mrs. Harris,” and “The Best … is set in the Shenandoah Valley of her early childhood. Events took place across the country throughout 2023-2024 to …
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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 … by the artist. Cather is portrayed hiking through the open prairie with a walking stick, wearing a brimmed hat and … a piece in the National Statuary Hall Collection. Read more about—and view—the June 7, 2023 unveiling ceremony at the …
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Willa Cather Biography
… 2023 too, it has sponsored celebratory Cather 150 events held all over the country—Los Angeles, New York, … other places found there too: the desert southwest of The Song of the Lark , The Professor's House , and Death Comes for the …
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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 Cather … skies, and stay safe while you visit! Click HERE for more about our prairie guidelines. In 2023, celebrate our native …
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Willa Cather as Creator: Breaking the Mold and Carving a Place in History
… Forum Image Littleton Alston with his statue of Willa Cather at the U.S. Capitol Image Ashley Olson, Executive … efforts to advance her legacy. Guests will also learn about the research and creativity that was essential in … arts center, ten historic sites, and a 612-acre native prairie that make up the largest collection of nationally …
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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 … Jewell, Emily Rau, and Melissa Homestead were interviewed about the Cather Archive project at the University of … remains closely associated with the Great Plains. The prairie town of Red Cloud, Nebraska inspired some of her …
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