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Own A Piece of History: Willa Cather Sculpture

… Image Image Image Littleton Alston with his statue of Willa Cather at the U.S. Capitol—June 7, 2023 Own A Piece of … by the artist. Cather is portrayed hiking through the open prairie with a walking stick, wearing a brimmed hat and … Statuary Hall Committee. Proceeds of all sales will support the purchase of a full-scale edition of the original …
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Celebrating Willa Cather

… Image Image Littleton Alston with his statue of Willa Cather Image Image Join us in Lincoln, Nebraska! Special … with artist Littleton Alston, creator of the Cather sculpture recently installed at the National Statuary Hall …
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Willa Cather Statue Unveiled in National Statuary Hall of the U.S. Capitol

… them. And so I wrote O Pioneers! .” This novel and others set in Nebraska, including My Ántonia and A Lost Lady, … who have volunteered their services for the past three years to bring the unveiling of the statue to … incorporated. These include a turquoise jacket that was a gift to Cather from her editors, Alfred and Blanche Knopf, …
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Premiere of Willa Cather: Breaking the Mold

… Conference Thursday, Jun 6, 2024 | 7 - 8pm CT National Willa Cather Center 413 N. Webster St. Red Cloud , NE 68970 United … the film’s development: Littleton Alston is Professor of Sculpture at Creighton University, the recipient of numerous …
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Willa Cather as Creator: Breaking the Mold and Carving a Place in History

… Fortune Forum Image Littleton Alston with his statue of Willa Cather at the U.S. Capitol Image Ashley Olson, Executive … as a mature artist in the prime of her career. His bronze sculpture of Cather was installed in the U.S. Capitol on …
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10 Ways to Celebrate 150 Years of Willa Cather!

… Image Image 10 Ways to Celebrate 150 Years of Willa Cather! April 26, 2023 Experience the prairie world … for Cather when she returned home to visit family and friends. The self-catering accommodations are a perfect … essay, and beautiful homage to her prairie roots and childhood home state, “ Nebraska: The End of the First Cycle …
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Tim Youd: Retyping Willa Cather

… Apr 10, 2022 | 12am - Friday, Apr 29, 2022 | 12am National Willa Cather Center 413 N. Webster Street Red Cloud , NE 68970 … MA) is a performance and visual artist working in painting, sculpture, and video. To date, he has retyped 71 novels at …
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Soundstitching: Sites and Sounds of Willa Cather's World

… Cassia Kite's distinctive Soundstitching process allows visitors to experience Willa Cather's world in a whole new way. Soundstitching: …
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49 Minutes of Fame Artist Profile: Dustin Mater

… of Fame: An Exhibition of Native Pop Art at the National Willa Cather Center’s Red Cloud Opera House Gallery. At the show, … Mater specializes in shell carvings, gorgets, carved sculpture, portraits and other designs that illustrate …
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Annotations from the Archives: On Reappraisal

… and reappraise many of the objects acquired when the Willa Cather Pioneer Memorial was a nebulous new idea, yet to be … be a poem, a painting, a novel, a symphony, or a piece of sculpture [sic]. No thought of editors, opinions, …
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