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Artist Reception for Shane Booth and Book Talk with Alan Wilkinson
… United States Join us five miles south of Red Cloud at the Willa Cather Memorial Prairie beginning at 9:30 AM as … Residence with the Kerouac Project and the Helene Wurlitzer Foundation of New Mexico, and has worked as a reader of …
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Virtual Author Series: Dr. Will Thomas, Michael Burton, and Dr. Kwakiutl Dreher
… many intersections between history and its artistic and literary portrayals, a pursuit Willa Cather herself valued and carried out in her own work. …
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Annotations from the Archive: Early Magazine Days
… (March 28, 1897), with these observations at the start of Cather's early and prolific career in magazine writing and editing: “Miss Willa Cather, the editor of the Home Monthly , is not … views on magazine writing, her years as editor, and other personal reflections in the essential Willa Cather in …
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Annotations from the Archive: Emil Frei Windows Are Beautiful Inside—And Out!
… the windows often and their history as memorials to the Willa Cather’s family and friends in the church. We know the … the property of Grace Episcopal church," including a raised foundation for the addition of a basement and the west …
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Annotations from the Archive: Our Organizational History
… of 1957, Mildred Bennett and the founding members of the Willa Cather Pioneer Memorial felt that their work in Red Cloud … for Willa Cather a living memorial in the form of art and literary scholarships To secure the bonding, insurance and …
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Annotations from the Archive: Thornton Oakley
… Howard Pyle; she had sent him an inscribed copy of The Troll Garden in 1906, referencing the Cather children's love of …
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Annotations from the Archive: Julie Harris Estate Item Joins the Collection
… Estate Item Joins the Collection October 20, 2021 The Willa Cather Foundation Art Collection boasts nearly thirty … interest in the scenes described in the works of Willa Cather. Bergers and his family gifted these original oil … Harris joined four hundred other Cather enthusiasts for bus tours of Webster County literary sites, visits to St. …
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Meet Our New Director of Education & Engagement: Rachel Olsen
… January 15, 2023 Rachel Olsen has been part of the Willa Cather Foundation staff since 2017, when she was hired as a … the growth of commerce and the evolution of Red Cloud as a town via Cather’s acquaintance with Silas and Lyra Garber. … go? Something I’m excited to tackle is re-envisioning our tours and educational services once all of our Cather sites …
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Ways of Reading: On the Road with Tim Youd's 100 Novels Project
… Image Ways of Reading: On the Road with Tim Youd's 100 Novels Project July 25, 2022 Artist Tim Youd spent much … in Red Cloud re-typing The Song of the Lark as part of his 100 Novels Project . That month, Tulsa Kinney, editor of the … to be a precursor to the LA performance artist’s ongoing “100 Novels Project” series, in which Youd visits the …
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Artist Reception for Shane Booth and Book Talk with Alan Wilkinson
… art and education on Saturday, June 25th. The Willa Cather Foundation will host a prairie photo walk, and an artist … Residence with the Kerouac Project and the Helene Wurlitzer Foundation of New Mexico, and worked as a reader of … Red Cloud Opera House is also made possible with support of the Nebraska Arts Council, the Nebraska Cultural …
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