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Support the Willa Cather Foundation

… and projects serve over 70,000 people annually through education, preservation, and the arts—both in Red Cloud and … 612-acre Willa Cather Memorial Prairie; and organization of educational programs such as conferences and seminars that …
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Willa Cather Foundation Awarded Operations Support from Nebraska Arts Council

… Image Willa Cather Foundation Awarded Operations Support from Nebraska Arts Council June 16, 2021 The Willa … recalled, “But I am sorry that the old opera houses in the prairie towns are dark, because they really did give a …
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Willa Cather Statue Unveiled in National Statuary Hall of the U.S. Capitol

… Image Statuary Hall of the U.S. Capitol Image Willa Cather statue representing … of its soil, and I did not find them. And so I wrote O Pioneers! .” This novel and others set in Nebraska, … literature and correspondence remain the subject of scholarly inquiry. Her writing has been translated into more …
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Restored Willa Cather Childhood Home Reopens

… Image Willa Cather Childhood Home • April 2024 Image Restored Willa … 2023 Book tours online ahead of your visit! Click here  to learn about historic site tour options. After an extensive … America’s canonical authors. The town of Red Cloud and its prairie landscapes were settings in some of Cather’s most …
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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 History: Willa Cather Sculpture Signed by sculptor Littleton Alston June 7, 2023 …
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The Willa Cather Foundation

… and groups of all backgrounds, worldviews, and identities. Learning: We continuously learn and teach. Professionalism: … for museums. Stewardship: We are good stewards of sites, collections, and charitable gifts that are entrusted to us. … programs, and preservation of historical settings and archives, we serve as a vibrant memorial to the Pulitzer …
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Willa Cather Biography

… Willa Cather Biography A Great American Writer "Miss Cather is … Lewis. "The United States knows Nebraska because of Willa Cather's books." Image George Marsden, for … Cather graduated from Red Cloud high school along with two others, both boys. Each delivered a graduation speech on the …
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Reading Willa Cather: A Sesquicentennial Celebration

… The Library is pleased to partner with the National Willa Cather Center to commemorate Willa Cather’s 150th birthday. … and more than 20 countries. Located in Willa Cather’s hometown of Red Cloud, Nebraska, the Center is an award-winning … Historic Landmark. Guided town, country, and prairie tours provide visitors with an immersive place-based …
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Reading Willa Cather: A Sesquicentennial Celebration

… Image Willa Cather Image Join us at the Boston Athenaeum Special Events … preservation, and the arts. Located in Willa Cather's hometown of Red Cloud, Nebraska, the Center is an award-winning … Historic Landmark. Guided town, country, and prairie tours provide visitors with an immersive place-based …
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Memories in Light and Shadow: Paintings Inspired by the Art and Life of Willa Cather

… exhibition, Vierneisel explores the themes and settings of Cather's novels and the places she knew during her lifetime. … Ross's article in The New Yorker, "A Walk in Willa Cather's Prairie." It was then that she began systematically … Cather's Red Cloud Opera House is made possible with the support of the Nebraska Arts Council and the Nebraska …
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