To make money, Rauschenberg worked as a janitor and handyman at Eleanor Ward’s Stable Gallery, which showed contemporary work by artists such as Jack Tworkov, Willem de Kooning, and Philip Guston. When Ward visited Rauschenberg and Cy Twombly at the Fulton Street studio, she offered them a joint show at her gallery. In order to have more exhibition space, Rauschenberg and Twombly agreed to clean out and paint the basement. The show was panned. Carolyn Brown remembers: "Artists, art critics, and viewing public alike were flabbergasted, outraged, or mystified—often all three. Nothing sold: at least nothing sold through the gallery. On the day the show came down, a few of Bob's friends bought paintings, but unfortunately for Bob, his friends were as poor as he was. When we asked the prices, Bob's answer was ‘I'll take whatever you have in your pocket.’"