Church Picnic by Bettye Reagan
Dublin Core
Title
Church Picnic by Bettye Reagan
Alternative Title
Church Picnic by Bettye Reagan
Subject
Oviedo (Fla.)
Painting--Florida
Art--Southern States
Picnics
Description
A painting created by Bettye Reagan, a local artist in Central Florida, in 1996. The painting was inspired by photograph of a Sunday school picnic at Clifton Springs located near Lake Jesup in Oviedo, Florida, on November 12, 1910. Some of the individuals appearing in the painting are J. C. Brainan, J. H. Lee, Olauc Howard-Huret, Frank Anderson, Sid Brown and his wife, H. B. McCall, and Hugh White.
Clifton Springs was named in honor of the hometown of Dr. Henry Foster, a wealthy grower from Lake Charm in Oviedo. Originally called White's Wharf, the site marks the approximate location where John Bartram and William Bartram camped during their excursion along the St. Johns River in 1765-1766. William G. White migrated to the area in the late 1870s and built a store here in 1879. White moved his store to Orlando in the 1880s. Many Oviedo residents used the site as the location for their annual May picnics, which began in 1880. The picnics were hosted by a joint committee of the local Baptist and Methodist churches. The wharf is now known as Hiley's Fish Camp.
Clifton Springs was named in honor of the hometown of Dr. Henry Foster, a wealthy grower from Lake Charm in Oviedo. Originally called White's Wharf, the site marks the approximate location where John Bartram and William Bartram camped during their excursion along the St. Johns River in 1765-1766. William G. White migrated to the area in the late 1870s and built a store here in 1879. White moved his store to Orlando in the 1880s. Many Oviedo residents used the site as the location for their annual May picnics, which began in 1880. The picnics were hosted by a joint committee of the local Baptist and Methodist churches. The wharf is now known as Hiley's Fish Camp.
Creator
Reagan, Bettye Jean Aulin
Source
Original painting: Reagan, Bettye. Church Picnic. 1988: Private Collection of Bettye Reagan.
Date Created
1988
Date Copyrighted
1988
Contributor
Reagan, Bettye Jean Aulin
Is Format Of
Digital reproduction of original painting: Reagan, Bettye. Church Picnic. 1988.
Is Part Of
Oviedo Historical Society Collection, Oviedo Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.
Is Version Of
"Sunday School Picnic at White's Wharf." RICHES of Central Florida. https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/items/show/5639.
"Sunday School Picnic at Clifton Springs." RICHES of Central Florida. https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/items/show/6353.
Format
image/jpg
Extent
290 KB
Medium
1 painting
Type
Still Image
Coverage
Oviedo, Florida
Accrual Method
Donation
Mediator
History Teacher
Humanities Teacher
Visual Arts Teacher
Provenance
Originally created by Bettye Reagan.
Rights Holder
Copyright to this resource is held by Bettye Reagan and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.
Contributing Project
Curator
Cepero, Laura
Digital Collection
Source Repository
Private Collection of Bettye Reagan
External Reference
"WHITE'S WHARF (Clifton Springs)." Waymarking. http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WMH53_WHITES_WHARF_Clifton_Springs.
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
1 painting
Collection
Citation
Reagan, Bettye Jean Aulin, “Church Picnic by Bettye Reagan,” RICHES, accessed April 25, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/6931.