A 1966 show at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) drew considerable controversy over his assemblage, "Back Seat Dodge ‘38" (1964). The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors called it "revolting, pornographic and blasphemous" and threatened to withhold financing for the museum unless the tableau was removed from view. A compromise was reached under which the sculpture's car door would remain closed and guarded, to be opened only on the request of a museum patron who was over 18, and only if no children were present in the gallery. The uproar led to more than 200 people lining up to see the work the day the show opened. Ever since, "Back Seat Dodge ’38" has drawn crowds. LACMA did not formally acquire the work until 1986.