From 1964 to 1974 I had my studio on the third floor of a row house owned by St. Ann's Catholic Church in a ghetto area of Baltimore, Md. To this day, some 56 years later, it is still a ghetto, with few opportunities for many children to escape a world of violence, crime and poverty. For seven years, as "Mr. Bob" I taught art every Saturday to 20 to 40 children, depending on the weather. Most were bright, energetic and very likable. It broke my heart knowing that their prospects for a bright future were so limited. I was 29 years old when I completed these works of art. I am now 81, the neighborhood has deteriorated further, and I'm still trying to understand how we can be so cruel.