▁Seattle . ▁His ▁first ▁solo ▁exhibition ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁was ▁held ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁at ▁the ▁Mar tha ▁Jackson ▁Gallery , ▁a ▁leading ▁gallery ▁of ▁the ▁time . ▁The ▁Whit ney ▁Museum ▁of ▁American ▁Art ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁purchased ▁the ▁painting ▁" Div ining ▁Rod " ▁from ▁this ▁exhibition . ▁In ▁the ▁' 5 0 s , ▁Jenkins ▁achieved ▁prom in ence ▁both ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁and ▁Europe ▁for ▁his ▁early ▁abstra ctions . ▁At ▁the ▁Gut ai ▁exhibition ▁held ▁at ▁the ▁Mar tha ▁Jackson ▁Gallery ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 8 , ▁Jenkins ▁is ▁invited ▁by ▁J iro ▁Y oshi h ara ▁to ▁work ▁with ▁Gut ai ▁in ▁Os aka ; ▁however , ▁Jenkins ▁waited ▁until ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁to ▁implement ▁this ▁inv itation . ▁ ▁From ▁the ▁artist ' s ▁studio ▁in ▁Paris ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 9 , ▁Peg gy ▁G ug gen heim ▁purchased ▁" Os age ," ▁a ▁work ▁on ▁canvas , ▁and ▁continued ▁to ▁later ▁purchase ▁the ▁artist ' s ▁work . ▁ ▁Jenkins ▁continued ▁to ▁experiment ▁with ▁flow ing ▁pain ts , ▁pour ing ▁p ig ment ▁in ▁streams ▁of ▁various ▁thick ness es , ▁with ▁white ▁linear ▁over l ays . ▁ ▁Jenkins , ▁described ▁as ▁an ▁abstract ▁expression ist , ▁would ▁at ▁times ▁call ▁himself ▁" an ▁abstract ▁phenomen ist ." ▁His ▁early ▁works ▁were ▁made ▁in ▁oil ▁on ▁prim ed ▁canvas , ▁as ▁he ▁continued ▁working ▁on ▁paper ▁with ▁in k ▁and ▁with ▁water