Speaker Kevin McCarthy, Nebraska lawmakers unveil Willa Cather statue in Capitol

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Wednesday unveiled a bronze sculpture of novelist Willa Cather of Nebraska, hailing it as a “fitting addition” to National Statuary Hall and the first statue in the ornate Capitol room crafted by a Black artist. Cather, who lived from 1873 to 1947 and spent many years in Nebraska, illustrated life on the Great Plains in her famous books, including “O, Pioneers” and “My Ántonia.” “As one of America’s greatest novelists, Willa Cather is a fitting addition to this gallery of great Americans,” Mr. McCarthy, California...