6 5 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁he ▁married ▁and ▁decided ▁to ▁move ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁applying ▁to ▁numerous ▁American ▁art ▁colleg es ▁for ▁work ▁before ▁eventually ▁being ▁accepted ▁by ▁Maryland ▁Institute ▁College ▁of ▁Art ▁in ▁Baltimore , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁offered ▁a ▁place ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁on ▁a ▁Master ▁of ▁Fine ▁Arts ▁programme ▁with ▁associated ▁teaching ▁work . ▁ ▁Baltimore ▁and ▁the ▁move ▁to ▁photo - real ism ▁ ▁Salt ' s ▁work ▁at ▁this ▁time ▁showed ▁influ ences ▁of ▁both ▁abstract ▁expression ism ▁and ▁Pop ▁Art ▁– ▁the ▁two ▁pre - em inent ▁art istic ▁movements ▁of ▁the ▁time . ▁Un h appy ▁at ▁the ▁prospect ▁of ▁merely ▁selecting ▁which ▁of ▁a ▁pre - ex isting ▁set ▁of ▁styles ▁he ▁was ▁to ▁adopt , ▁however , ▁Salt ▁sought ▁a ▁more ▁distinct ▁art istic ▁identity ▁and ▁was ▁encourag ed ▁to ▁explore ▁a ▁wide ▁variety ▁of ▁styles ▁and ▁techniques ▁by ▁Grace ▁Hart igan , ▁who ▁was ▁the ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁gradu ate ▁programme ▁at ▁Baltimore ▁and ▁a ▁major ▁influence ▁on ▁Salt ' s ▁early ▁career . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁at ▁this ▁time ▁that ▁Salt ▁discovered ▁the ▁book ▁Contempor ary ▁Phot ograph ers ▁towards ▁a ▁Social ▁Land s cape , ▁featuring ▁the ▁work ▁of ▁photograph ers ▁Gar ry ▁Win og rand ▁and ▁Lee ▁Fried land er , ▁in ▁the ▁Baltimore ▁college ▁library . ▁Im pressed ▁at ▁how ▁the ▁photograph ers ' ▁document ary ▁style ▁rel ieved ▁them ▁of ▁the ▁self - cons cious ▁need ▁to ▁adopt ▁an