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Mama's Chicken Rib. Oil on canvas, signed lower right. 559x1016 mm; 22x40 inches. 1961.
In an interview conducted by Legacy Project co-founder, Owen Keehnen, Brooklyn born Stonewall Inn bartender Tree Sequoia mentioned his first encounter of a gathering of gay men was at Mama's Chicken Rib. This restaurant was in close proximity to the Stonewall Inn at 53 Christopher Street, and is an important historical landmark in the struggle for LGBTQ equality. This painting is by an unknown artist. Dated 1961, it pre-dates the Stonewall Inn riots by eight years.
