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Visions Seen in the Air: An Invitational Exhibit
… Image "The Early Hours" Image Carved in Linden Image "Taking Flight" … in Red Cloud will be a celebration of 150 years of Willa Cather’s life and work. As part of that celebration, we will … the 100th publication anniversary of one of her greatest novels: A Lost Lady . In conjunction, we will host an …
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Visions Seen in the Air
Visions Seen in the Air Artist Invitational The exhibit’s title, Visions Seen in the Air , asks invited contributing artists to contemplate the essence of Willa Cather’s home town and to convey, through any medium, that sense of place and feeling of home …
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Organization History
… Image Organization History Advancing Her Legacy The Willa Cather Foundation (WCF) was founded in 1955 by a group of … used by scholars as a valuable source work for Cather’s early years. In the early 1950s, Bennett gathered a small … museum, reflecting the settings for six of Cather’s twelve novels and many of her short stories. For the first …
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Plain Views: Pastel and Photography
… women and children seek to portray the stark existence of early Nebraska settlers as well as reveal the deep-rooted … of these Nebraska settlers are echoed in the enduring novels of Willa Cather. Cather observed in O Pioneers! , “We come and go, …
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Catherland by Shane Booth
… lens to capture photographs, Shane Booth completed a summer residency with the Willa Cather Foundation in 2016. The …
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Annotations from the Archive: Webster County Collections
… materials pulled from the collections of the National Willa Cather Center and the Webster County Historical Museum. Our … materials that were central to our understanding of early Red Cloud and Willa Cather’s adolescence here, as well … as her use of prototypes and historical settings in her novels; many of the photos and memorabilia on display were …
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Meet our 2022 Summer Humanities Interns!
… Interns! June 15, 2022 This summer, the National Willa Cather Center, with support from the Nebraska Cather … our interns create will cover topics related to Cather’s novels, as well as sculptor and Creighton University … 2022. His favorite area of history is European medieval and early modern history, and he looks forward to learning and …
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Robert and Ardis James Foundation Donates $250,000 for NWCC Endowment
… from across the country who visit the National Willa Cather Center can look forward to new experiences—in … by his mother, Ardis, who gifted him a full set of Cather’s novels for Christmas when he was sixteen. He has read all of … My Ántonia , which is undergoing a full restoration to its early 1900s condition as part of the campaign. In addition …
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Artist Karen Vierneisel: “I must find my own way and trust my own eye.”
… Shadow — Paintings Inspired by the Art and Life of Willa Cather is showing at the Red Cloud Opera House Gallery through June 30 and will be featured in our 66th annual Willa Cather Spring Conference in June. Karen will be in Red Cloud …
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Member Profile: Meet Jerry and Susan Anderson
… Image Member Profile: Meet Jerry and Susan Anderson December 8, 2019 Jerry … about us? We are big fans of Willa Cather. Having spent our childhoods in Iowa and Kansas, we were aware of Cather’s Red … exhibits. We have recommended the trip to our family and friends. What appeals about Willa Cather and her writing? Do …
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