▁El k ort ' s ▁work ▁is ▁widely ▁exhib ited ▁and ▁can ▁be ▁found ▁in ▁the ▁permanent ▁collections ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Hol oca ust ▁Memorial ▁Museum ▁in ▁Washington , ▁D . C .; ▁the ▁Museum ▁of ▁Modern ▁Art ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City ; ▁The ▁Jewish ▁Museum ▁( Man h attan ) ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City ; ▁the ▁Columb us ▁Museum ▁of ▁Art ; ▁The ▁Museum ▁of ▁Fine ▁Arts , ▁Houston ; ▁The ▁J . ▁Paul ▁Get ty ▁Museum ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles ; ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁many ▁corpor ate ▁and ▁private ▁collections . ▁ ▁Author ▁ ▁Following ▁his ▁ret irement ▁from ▁the ▁travel ▁industry ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁El k ort ▁author ed ▁two ▁books , ▁Getting ▁from ▁F ired ▁to ▁H ired ▁and ▁The ▁Secret ▁Life ▁of ▁Food . ▁ ▁He ▁also ▁wrote ▁numerous ▁magazine ▁articles ▁for ▁Range find er ▁and ▁Black ▁& ▁White ▁mag az ines . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s , ▁Martin ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁Ed y the ▁bought ▁and ▁ran ▁a ▁travel ▁ag ency ▁in ▁B ever ly ▁Hills , ▁California , ▁c ater ing ▁to ▁a ▁client ele ▁that ▁included ▁many ▁Hollywood ▁stars . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 6 , ▁Martin ▁and ▁his ▁long time ▁friend ▁Murray ▁Vid ock ler ▁founded ▁the ▁Society ▁for ▁Access ible ▁Tra vel ▁& ▁Hospital ity ▁( S ATH ) ▁▁ ▁to ▁promote ▁better ▁wheel ch air ▁access ▁on ▁bus es ▁and ▁at ▁air ports , ▁hot els ▁and ▁major