Images of children often served as his inspiration, particularly a portrait from the Chicago Daily News from May 9, 1911: a five-year-old murder victim, named Elsie Paroubek.
儿童的形象经常成为他的灵感的来源，尤其是1911年5月9日《芝加哥每日新闻（英语：Chicago Daily News）》的一幅肖像：一名名叫艾尔西·帕鲁贝克（英语：Elsie Paroubek）的五岁的谋杀受害者。