Teacher: Cynthia Alleman
School: North Lewis Street Elementary School, New Iberia, LA

Excerpt from artist’s Impact Statement: "The scalpel is snapped in two showing that this child doesn’t need surgery anymore and that also the baby conquered or survived the defect. In the background are clusters of veins. These connect the evolution of the surgery and the survival of the now healthy baby."

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