Sanad ka dib, Martin waxaa lagu casuumay in uu halkaa bandhig ka sameeyo. Bandhigiisii ugu horreeyay ee shaqsiyeed ee saddexda ah ee bannaanka farshaxanka madaxbannaan waxaa ka mid ahaa farshaxanno macmal ah oo isku dhafan oo uu abwaanku iyo aasaasaha Six Gallery Michael McClure uu ku tilmaamay "qaybo ka mid ah alaabta guriga ee surrealist", sawirro saliid ah oo yaryar oo ku yaal masonite, iyo sawirro yaryar oo waaweyn. Halka bandhigii Martin uu soo bandhigay, gallery-ka ayaa marti galiyay
galabtii gabayaaga Beat-ka, oo uu ku jiro Allen Ginsberg, kaasoo daabacay gabaygiisa Howl. Sawiradii Martin ayaa hoos loo dhigay habeenkii laakiin farshaxanada ayaa ku hadhay masraxa ku meel gaarka ah halkaas oo gabayaa kasta uu akhriyay. Sida laga soo xigtay qoraaga Rebecca Solnit, oo wareysi la yeelatay Martin, sawirada yaryar waxay jawaab u ahaayeen "dareenkiisa ah in sameynta sawirro baaxad weyn ay aad ugu egtahay rinjiyeynta darbiyada". Sawirada yar yar ee Martin waxaa lagu qiimeeyay inta udhaxeysa 50 senti iyo $ 1.50, DeFeo wuxuu ku qoray qiimaha gadaasha sawir kasta. Dhowr ka mid ah saaxiibbadiis, David Park, Elmer Bischoff, Joan Brown, iyo Manuel Neri, iyo kuwo kale, ayaa ka iibsaday bandhigga.