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Midland Spirit Plaque, (sculpture). Artist:  Griffith, Mary R., 1930- , sculptor. Shaw, Scott, photographer. (copy after) Shidoni Foundry, founder. Title:  Midland Spirit Plaque, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Rescue of Jessica McClure Bronze Wall Relief, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated Oct. 15, 1988. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Bronze. Dimensions:  Approx. H. 4 ft. x W. 6 ft. Inscription:  (On the sculpture, raised:) NOTHING THE HEART GIVES AWAY IS GONE/IT IS KEPT IN THE HEARTS OF OTHERS Description:  Relief sculpture depicts the moment of a rescue. A bandaged baby is being raised out of a well surrounded by the rescue workers. Sculpture attached to a building. Subject:  Figure group Disaster -- Accident State of Being -- Illness -- Wound Allegory -- Quality -- Fortitude Allegory -- Passion -- Joy Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Texas -- Midland Relief Sculpture Owner:  Midland Center Building, Wall Street & Main Street, Midland, Texas Remarks:  Mr. and Mrs. Jim Cocke of South Padre Island, Texas commissioned the sculpture. Jessica McClure, then 18 months old, fell into an abandoned water well and her ordeal lasted 58 hours. She was lifted from the well in the arms of rescuers on October 16, 1987. This scene caught by photographer Scott Shaw of the Odessa American and won the 1988 Pulitzer Prize for Spot News Photography. For related article see: People Magazine, November 2, 1987 and November 7, 1988. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Texas survey, 1993. Illustration:  Image on file. Note:  The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide. Repository:  Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012 Control Number:  IAS TX000458   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture TX000458 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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