A BRIEF HISTORY OF WICHITA
Sources: Dr. Craig Miner, The Wichita State University;
"Wichita Century" by R.L. Long.
KANSAS
Is Known As theFLOWERand
also Land of Ahs
(OZ)
in
Tornado Alley
Wichita is the Air Capital of the World
with
LearJet,
Cessna
and Raytheon
all located here.
Wichita
River Festival.
There are events ocurring throughout the
year here in Wichita. One of the largest has been the Wichtia
River Festival. There are fun things to do
and excitement throughout this affair.
I was fortunate enough to be commissioned by Stephanie Norris
to do a portrait of her father, Dean Norris, who was voted to be WindWagon
Smith one year. The painting is shown below.
There is a story about the WindWagon and WindWagon Smith. (click
on link above to read) The Home Page of the River Fesitival
will tell you some of the things that go on during this time and some of
the history behind the Wichita River Festival.
The Picture below is a photo of the actual WindWagon
that is used in the celebration. I painted it above and to the left in
the painting. Hot air balloons are also a big part of this weeklong celebration,
so I felt they too needed a place in this protrait.
Click on "Weather" below
WEATHER FOR WICHITA,
OKLAHOMA CITY, AND SPRINGFIELD MISSOURI with other information and trivia
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