A statue honoring Nebraska author Willa Cather was unveiled at the U.S. Capitol’s Statuary Hall today. Its sculptor, Creighton professor Littleton Alston, is also the first African American artist to create a piece in the collection
WASHINGTON (AP) Willa Cather, the Pulitzer Prize-winning American author renowned for her portrayal of the lives of pioneer settlers in the U.S. Heartland, was honored Wednesday with the unveiling of a bronze statue in her likeness in the U.S. Capitol’s National Statuary Hall. The statue’s creator, Littleton Alston, a professor of sculpture at Creighton […]