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National Willa Cather Center

… Image National Willa Cather Center Advancing Her Legacy The National Willa Cather … always being pulled back into Nebraska.” You will be, too. About the National Willa Cather Center The National Willa …
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The Willa Cather Foundation

… Image The Willa Cather Foundation dba the National Willa Cather Center The Willa Cather Foundation—formerly the Willa … gifts that are entrusted to us. Our Core Programs:  Operation of a museum, archive, and performing arts center …
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Willa Cather Statue Unveiled in National Statuary Hall of the U.S. Capitol

… of sculpture at Creighton University in Omaha, was selected from over seventy artists to create the Willa … of Virginia, among others, many of her most well-known stories are about Nebraska and its people. I hope her … Nebraska-Lincoln faculty members Andrew Jewell and Melissa Homestead praised Cather's selection as a representative of …
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69th Annual Willa Cather Spring Conference

… Image Image Willa Cather reads to her brother Jack and sister Elsie. … Matt Mason is the Nebraska State Poet and has run poetry workshops in Botswana, Romania, Nepal, and Belarus for the … and contemporary, and their approaches to Cather.   Teaching and pedagogical approaches; digital reading and / …
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Restored Willa Cather Childhood Home Reopens

… Reopens A National Historic Landmark December 5, 2023 Book tours online ahead of your visit! Click here  to learn about … Willa Cather Childhood Home reopened for tours on December 7, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author’s 150th birthday. The … and extensive repairs to the windows and doors sealed the building envelope, which will limit exposure to the elements …
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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

… of her own birthplace, rural northern Virginia, in  Sapphira and the Slave Girl . In the mid-1930s, having returned to Nebraska from …
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Escape Into Willa Cather's Prairie Landscapes

… 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 … 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

… the U.S. Capitol on June 7, 2023, representing the State of Nebraska in the National Statuary Hall Collection. Littleton … is Professor of Sculpture at Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska, where he maintains his sculpture studio. His … and internationally. Littleton was featured in the 2021 Nebraska Public Media documentary film A Sculpted Life and a …
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Willa Cather in Fine Books & Collections

… overview of the many aspects of Willa Cather—both in Nebraska and elsewhere—the article includes references to … about the Cather Archive project at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. The statue installation and Cather … with the Great Plains. The prairie town of Red Cloud, Nebraska inspired some of her personal novels including O …
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