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A postcard, postmarked 1955, revealed a segment of the mural, along with glimpse of a bar and table seating.
With more Internet searching, I learned that the original mural from Lingnan restaurant had been permanently installed in 2001 at Brooklyn Central Public Library. I also learned that the muralist, Dong Kingman (1911-2000), had had a long, very successful career in New York and California. His work is in many museums and private collections.
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Kingman knew the owners of Lingnan and the friends made an arrangement that the painting would be paid for in exchange for $1000 in credit for meals at Lingnan. Accordingly, this Life Magazine article from May 14, 1951 shows the artist and his first wife, Janice, enjoying a meal in front of the painting.
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