Texas Medical Center Priests Display Historic Map Collection
Memorial Hermann Patient’s Art Featured

“Where on earth did that child’s drawing come from?” exclaimed Father David Noble, a priest with the Texas Medical Center Catholic Chaplain Corp., as he stood in Memorial Hermann Hospital’s pediatric’s wing examining a colorful drawing created by a young patient. “It’s remarkable!”

The artwork, rendered in crayon and marker, was produced by Lisa Dinwiddie, 12.

Her drawing depicts the towering buildings of the Texas Medical Center perched atop the world. Inside the globe, the North and South American continents float in a vivid, blue ocean, while smiling children’s faces decorate the globe’s outer border. Beyond, a blue sky is dotted with yellow stars, and the Memorial Hermann Hospital logo – a red “H” with a white cross in its center - is randomly sprinkled among the stars.

“The Hermann logo is important,” says Lisa, “because it represents care and concern for the children of the world.”

Upon seeing Lisa’s drawing, Fr. David was struck by its strong resemblance to maps from ancient times.

“For instance, at the Vatican’s Apostolic Library, there’s a marvelous map called The Planesphere, showing an encirclement of faces with puffed checks and the depiction of the then-known world of 1530.

Fr. David and his identical twin brother, Fr. Bruce Noble, also a member of the Texas Medical Center Catholic Chaplain Corp, are currently exhibiting their private, comprehensive collection of more than 130 maps and charts spanning four centuries. The collection is on display at the Museum of Printing History, 1324 West Clay, through April 27.

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