Artist Dr. Charles Smith, 85, center, stands in the yard where he used to live in Hammond on Tuesday, December 16, 2025. Many of his pieces li…

A piece by artist Dr. Charles Smith, 85, with a football helmet placed over it in a yard in Hammond on Tuesday, December 16, 2025. (Photo by C…

Many of the pieces by artist Dr. Charles Smith, 85, lie broken, scattered and covered by weeds in a yard where he used to live in Hammond on T…

A recent sculpture by artist Dr. Charles Smith, top, in Hammond on Tuesday, December 16, 2025. (Photo by Chris Granger, The Times-Picayune)

Many of the pieces by artist Dr. Charles Smith, 85, lie broken, scattered and covered by weeds in a yard in Hammond on Tuesday, December 16, 2…

Many of the pieces by artist Dr. Charles Smith, 85, lie broken, scattered and covered by weeds in a yard in Hammond on Tuesday, December 16, 2…

A recent sculpture by artist Dr. Charles Smith in Hammond features a woman with gold earrings on Tuesday, December 16, 2025. (Photo by Chris G…

Artist Dr. Charles Smith, 85, walks around the yard where many of his sculptures lie strewn and covered in weeds in Hammond on Tuesday, Decemb…