TRIUMPH OF THE HUMAN SPIRIT

Inside the Midland Center is A Triumph of the Human Spirit, the painting of the Jessica McClure Rescue by Jan Johnson Sheets. The plaque next to it reads:

A Triumph of the Human Spirit This painting is a tribute to an event that lifted
the entire world to a higher plane of human consciousness
and helped us to better understand the human spirit with its
boundless capacity for compassion and love.

Thanks to the men and women who came together in
Midland, Texas, the world shared in a God-graced victory that came from faith and self-sacrifice.

-Jan Johnson Sheets, Artist

Underneath that it says:
A special thanks to Jim & Landa Williamson and Doyle Ballenger

And underneath that is one of my favorite parts about the painting:

Framing courtesy of
BILL LOVE FRAME A RAMA
Odessa, Texas

Here is the artist's interpretation of Jessica being rescued.

And here is the well into which she fell. It's small, just like she was.

Here is how I found the painting. I don't think Baby Jessica would be very happy to know that a ficus is blocking her painting. I thought the vending machine was a nice patriotic touch.