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Hommage: Willa Cather

… their birth centenaries. The authors chosen in 2023 were: Willa Cather (1873–1947) Federico Garcia Lorca (1889–1936) Wislawa … Szymborska (1923–2012) Graphic artists from around the world (engravers, printmakers, photographers, etc.) created …
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Restored Willa Cather Childhood Home Reopens

… moved to Nebraska from Virginia in 1883. Her final novel, Sapphira and the Slave Girl is set in the Shenandoah Valley of her early childhood. …
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Premiere of Willa Cather: Breaking the Mold

… Melissa J. Homestead is a Professor of English and Program Faculty in Women’s & Gender Studies at the University of …
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Own A Piece of History: Willa Cather Sculpture

… of the day. In addition to taking inspiration from archival photographs of Cather during the height of her career in the …
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Willa Cather Biography

… Willa Cather Biography A Great American Writer "Miss Cather is Nebraska's foremost … suicide would become the basis for Cather's first published story, "Peter," and Annie herself would later serve as …
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Willa Cather Childhood Home Restoration Underway

… Image Willa Cather Childhood Home Restoration Underway Set to Reopen in … Benefit Ongoing Preservation Efforts! Donate Now The Willa Cather Childhood Home is a national treasure, one of only … National Willa Cather Center and participate in guided town tours of six additional historic properties related to …
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Willa Cather Timeline

… Willa Cather Timeline Major Events & Milestones 1870  — Silas … selling farm loans and insurance downtown and rents a story-and-a-half frame house on 3rd and Cedar Streets. Built … of the Panic of 1893. Blind Boone, a well-known African American pianist, performs at the Red Cloud Opera House. …
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50 Years of the Centennial Willa Cather Stamp

… Following are excerpts of that process gleaned from past newsletters. [Scroll down to read what was entered into the … Nebraska.] It Began With a Letter Writing Campaign The WCPM newsletter urged “loyal Cather admirers” to write on behalf … and alive by using your influence?” In the winter 1972 newsletter it was noted that plans were going forward for a …
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Willa Cather Childhood Home to Close August 15 for Restoration

… appropriate fence that was designed based on archival photographs Conservation, cleaning, and treatment to … possessions, canned goods, prints and artwork, and family photographs and books. The room of Cather’s maternal …
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Willa Cather and Material Culture: A Sesquicentennial Reflection

… Image Willa's Cradle, by Betty Kort Image Out in the Kitchen, by … Nov 4, 2023 | All day In 2007, photographer and Willa Cather Foundation executive director Betty Kort created … particularly the visual arts. As Cather chose to view the world through the eyes of a visual artist, painting pictures …
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