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Meet Joanna Blitch: Illustrator of Special Edition of Youth and the Bright Medusa
… Art in Winston-Salem. Those paintings, and that preserved home, gave me lots of vital clues about how people in … visual images. Cather writes with very concrete details of place and time—carriages, streets, furniture. She gives you … the clothes they wear and the art they have in their homes. Her writing also utilizes very cinematic, dramatic …
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Member Profile: Meet Jerry and Susan Anderson
… attic room just as she described it, as Thea’s room in The Song of the Lark , allowed us to envision her ensconced there in her own …
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Call for Applications: Research Grants for Willa Cather Scholarship
… for visiting scholars. These grants provide financial support for scholars to travel to and reside in Nebraska for … of which are administered by the University of Nebraska Foundation. When schedule and availability permits, the NWCC will provide in-kind support in the form of housing in Red Cloud. To apply, …
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Student and Educator Scholarships for 2020
… our website. You can also contact our Education Specialist Rachel Olsen at rolsen@willacather.org or 402-746-2653 with any questions you …
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2019 Artist-in-Residence, Richard Dickson, On What Inspires His Rural Photography
… truck traffic, and even witnessed an enormous wagon load hauled by train. In fact, the number of rail lines and …
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Meet Intern William Kelly
… say my favorite book is tied between O Pioneers! and The Song of the Lark . The former because Cather gives words to feelings I … up on all of Cather’s books. I’m just about done with The Song of the Lark . So after that, I’ll move on to the famed …
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Free Events happening at the 62nd Annual Spring Conference
… Image Free Events happening at the 62nd Annual Spring Conference May … auditorium. Following Bob Ferguson’s talk, join us for an artist’s reception at 5:00 p.m. for Nebraska-born artist Shane Booth, …
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Ecotourism on the Great Plains: Red Cloud Workshop
… Tue, July 18, 2017 9:30 AM – 3:00 PM CDT Location Red Cloud Opera House 411 N Webster St Red Cloud, NE 68970 SIGN UP HERE! … Incorporating star gazing activities into your community events, ecotourism sites, and summer activities (John …
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Dr. Mary Ruth Ryder Joins Cather Legacy Society
… Dr. Mary Ruth Ryder Joins Cather Legacy Society May 24, 2017 Reflecting back on her first Spring Conference many years … characters were. As a high school sophomore, she chose The Song of the Lark for a class project, foreshadowing her future career as …
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National Willa Cather Center to Offer New Opportunities
… for the first time. Coordinating this essential work is the Foundation’s Education Director and Archivist, Tracy Tucker, … Cathers to settle in Nebraska in 1873. The Willa Cather Foundation’s collection also includes letters written by … and educational programming in new and innovative ways.” To support this celebrated endeavor, please contact Ashley …
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