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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 sculptor Littleton Alston June 7, 2023 The Willa Cather Foundation is pleased to announce an opportunity to own a …
Posted: 06/01/2022
Last Updated: 05/07/2024
Willa Cather Biography
… served as literary editor of the Sombrero (1894), her class yearbook. Beyond such work, Cather began a career as a …
Posted: 01/11/2023
Last Updated: 01/09/2024
Willa Cather Childhood Home Restoration Underway
… Image Willa Cather Childhood Home Restoration Underway Set to Reopen in … to discover family artifacts and encounter the lived world of the Cather family. A modest one-and-a-half story … to discover family artifacts and to encounter the lived world of the Cather family. Project Highlights Efforts to …
Posted: 09/26/2022
Last Updated: 11/29/2023
Willa Cather Timeline
… 1870 — Silas Garber, former captain in the United States Army, and four other men file homestead claims near a site … later use this event in one of her most famous novels, My Antonia . 1882 — Red Cloud becomes a division point for the … need, sends $50 to Annie Sadilek Pavelka to be used for a gift. Annie uses the money to pay for taxes on her farm …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 10/09/2023
50 Years of the Centennial Willa Cather Stamp
… at the National Willa Cather Center, Red Cloud, Nebraska — Browse our digital collections HERE . Stamp Artistry One of …
Posted: 09/06/2023
Last Updated: 09/07/2023
Willa Cather Childhood Home to Close August 15 for Restoration
… crown jewel of the Willa Cather Historic Sites and the best location to glean a more complete understanding of the daily …
Posted: 07/21/2022
Last Updated: 09/06/2023
Willa Cather and Material Culture: A Sesquicentennial Reflection
… Image Willa's Cradle, by Betty Kort Image Out in the Kitchen, by … Nov 4, 2023 | All day In 2007, photographer and Willa Cather Foundation executive director Betty Kort created … particularly the visual arts. As Cather chose to view the world through the eyes of a visual artist, painting pictures …
Posted: 07/14/2023
Last Updated: 08/30/2023
Willa Cather in Fine Books & Collections
… • Summer 2023 Image Article in Fine Books & Collections Willa Cather in Fine Books & Collections Feature Article in Summer … but also a Virginian and a New Yorker, not to mention a world traveler. 'For so long she’s been pigeonholed as a …
Posted: 08/01/2023
Last Updated: 08/01/2023
National Willa Cather Center
… arts center. The Center occupies Red Cloud’s historic “Moon Block,” an 1887 structure that was fully restored and …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 05/24/2023
15th International Willa Cather Seminar
… register each attendee individually. Fragments of Desire: Cather and the Arts Hosted by the Willa Cather Foundation and the University of … plenary panels and unique performances — this complex world of art forms. We are particularly pleased that Jules …
Posted: 07/29/2014
Last Updated: 05/24/2023