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Newly Conserved Artwork Returns

… or her writing that you wish to donate, please contact Tracy Tucker, Education Director & Archivist, at ttucker@willacather.org or (402) 746-2653. …
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Meet Joanna Blitch: Illustrator of Special Edition of Youth and the Bright Medusa

… our centenary publication of Youth and the Bright Medusa,  Willa Cather's 1920 collection of eight stories, and her first … clothes they wear and the art they have in their homes. Her writing also utilizes very cinematic, dramatic visual …
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Autumn Offerings for Educators

… Image Autumn Offerings for Educators August 17, 2020 It is … more educational resources, including additional virtual galleries like this one and a mobile app to enhance both …
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Bus Tours Welcome! A Guide for Tour Operators

… 7, 2020 Visit Red Cloud—Our unique small town on the prairie and meet Willa Cather, Nebraska’s foremost citizen and author of O … , My Ántonia & Death Comes for the Archbishop   ❧ Willa Cather once said, “I always return to Nebraska.” ❧ Visit one …
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Remembrances of Mildred Bennett Sought

… Sought January 28, 2020 In collaboration with the National Willa Cather Center, author Will Fellows is working to bring forth … that preserves and interprets that world for those of us living today, Fellows considers Mildred Bennett to be a …
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Member Profile: Meet Jerry and Susan Anderson

… has retired from a career in education law. Both avid Willa Cather enthusiasts, the Andersons have traveled to various settings around North America that appear in Willa Cather’s novels. They recently spent time in Red Cloud where … at a beautiful October sunset on the Willa Cather Memorial Prairie. You recently visited Red Cloud. What brought you …
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Road Scholars Visit Red Cloud

… Image Road Scholars Visit Red Cloud October 25, 2019 In early October 2019, sixteen Road … reviews: “This was a delightful combination of literature, history, and staying at the Cather Second Home in Red Cloud …
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Now Booking School and Group Tours For the Fall

… tours for schools or groups who want to learn more about Willa Cather and the town that inspired so much of her writing. Here at the National Willa Cather Center, we offer …
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Student and Educator Scholarships for 2020

… and all of the deadlines are in the first half of the calendar year. It may seem early to start thinking about …
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2019 Artist-in-Residence, Richard Dickson, On What Inspires His Rural Photography

… photographer, has been in residence with the National Willa Cather Center since early July to photograph the landscapes … processes while here, his current work is inspired by Willa Cather's writings and the land which she loved. His … and imagine what it was like in those days. The land, the prairie, the vegetation and isolated homesteads, and the …
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