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Donor Profile: Nancy and Bernie Picchi

… Image Donor Profile: Nancy and Bernie Picchi October 21, 2020 Long-time supporters Nancy and Bernie Picchi … L. Miner House, also known as the Harling House in Cather’s My Ántonia . With continued encouragement by Foundation staff, …
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Robert and Ardis James Foundation Donates $250,000 for NWCC Endowment

… Image Robert and Ardis James Foundation Donates $250,000 for NWCC Endowment February 19, 2021 … enthusiasts from across the country who visit the National Willa Cather Center can look forward to new experiences—in …
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Antonette Willa Skupa Turner: 1920-2021

… Image Antonette Willa Skupa Turner: 1920-2021 August 16, 2021 For many of us in the Cather … of Anna Sadilek Pavelka (Cather's prototype for Ántonia), Antonette provided us with a link to a connection … when you think about old times, won't you?" Cather wrote in My Ántonia . "And I guess everybody thinks about old times, …
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Lingua Franca Finds Inspiration In the Great Plains and Willa Cather's Writing

… aims to memorialize the writer's prose, while conjuring the mystic beauty of Nebraska’s prairies with hand-stitched … embellishments. The portfolio was shot in the fall of 2021 on Nebraska models at founder and designer Rachelle Hruska … through school-assigned readings of O Pioneers! and My Ántonia . But, it wasn’t until later, as a New Yorker, that …
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Artist Tim Youd on Typing Willa Cather in Red Cloud

… In fact, I have two Olivers with me, as I always bring a backup to each performance. How many typewriters do you own …
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Student Scholarships Awarded

… Student Scholarships Awarded June 20, 2022 The National Willa Cather … by her ample bequest supports young women seeking higher education. Antonette Turner generously established both the … assists Webster County students pursuing secondary education or agricultural degrees. Scholarships awarded …
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Student and Educator Scholarships Awarded

… July 20, 2021 Student Scholarship Recipients The National Willa Cather Center is delighted to announce our 2021 recipients … pursuing a higher education degree. For more information about our scholarship funds, please contact education …
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Tim Youd: Retyping Willa Cather

… Art Museum and Willa Cather Archive during the months of April and May. During that time, Youd will retype three … Lark at Cather-Related Sites April 11 — Miner House porch: "Friends of Childhood," pp. 1-50 April 12 — Childhood Home  attic …
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Artist Karen Vierneisel: “I must find my own way and trust my own eye.”

… Image Artist Karen Vierneisel: “I must find my own way and trust my own eye.” May 19, 2021 We recently spoke with Chicago-based artist, Karen … and her elegiac sense of life. The first work I read was My Ántonia and the line about the “. . . precious, …
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Willa Cather in the Great "Spanish Flu" Pandemic

… Willa Cather in the Great "Spanish Flu" Pandemic March 31, 2020 1918 was a pivotal year for Willa Cather and the world. She would publish My Ántonia , delayed until the fall of that year due to …
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