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… Support Support the NWCC Located in Cather’s childhood … the house, sparing it from demolition. Her intention is to donate it to a nonprofit within a year. The Willa Cather Foundation is continuing to work alongside stakeholders in …
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The Passing Show: What Makes a House a Home
… Image Inhabiting Cather's Work Spring Conference Saturday, Jun 7, 2025 | 1 - … Canada . Steve Tamayo Artist Steve Tamayo draws upon his family history as a member of the Sicangu Lakota tribe. His … Place which is on display in our Red Cloud Opera House Gallery through August 1. Nathan Tye Professor of History …
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Annotations From the Archives: Red Cloud's Photographers
… are likely reinforced by a photograph that fills in the details and enhances your understanding. Cather's early … Weber is likely Red Cloud's first photographer. In April 1874, the Red Cloud Chief wrote, "Red Cloud wants a Photograph Gallery," and in 1875, amusement operator Weber answered the …
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Annotations from the Archives: Use It Up
… Willa Cather wrote, “. . . I have several times sent to Nebraska packages of cards like those I am sending to you. …
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49 Minutes of Fame Artist Profile: Dustin Mater
… from 2000 to 2004. After meeting his wife, Mater moved his family to Dallas, where he worked as a freelance illustrator … Fame: An Exhibition of Native Pop Art at the National Willa Cather Center’s Red Cloud Opera House Gallery. At the show, he displayed his ledger drawings and a …
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Artist Karen Thurlow on Place and Memory
… priced. Art purchases from the Red Cloud Opera House Gallery benefit the artist and help support our mission to …
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Visit Red Cloud This Holiday & Winter Season!
… to you that I would rather go home to Red Cloud than to any of the beautiful cities in Europe where I used to love to go … While Willa Cather only spent the second half of her childhood in Red Cloud, she returned often to visit family and friends. She once wrote, "I always return to Nebraska." You …
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The Field, The Fire: an exhibition by Travis Hencey
… exhibition to be held in conjunction with the 69th annual Willa Cather Spring Conference. The conference, Cather and … courthouse lawn. Habits, rituals and traditions. The same stories remembered and retold. Year after year. Again and … fragmented and rambling as my resignation. Parts and pieces collected over the years, cobbled together, fumbling to make …
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Guided Three Building Downtown Tour
… Image Guided Three Building Downtown Tour Driving or Walking Tour This guided tour option … knowledge about Willa Cather's early life in the Nebraska town that inspired so much of her work. Please read more …
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Historic Sites
… Sites Since our organization's founding as the Willa Cather Pioneer Memorial, we have been at the forefront of of … in 1879, this house was five years old when the Cather family moved in. Willa Cather’s father rented the house for … a diverse schedule that includes theater, music, lectures, gallery exhibits, and much more. The Opera House was donated …
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