This panel was prepared for the “Delancey Boys’ Social Club” painting, which was never completed. 1980, a serigraph with a similar image, "The Chess Player,” was released.
"On the Lower East Side in NYC, clubs were open for people to play chess, checkers, cards, other games, and get-togethers. Rich or poor, you do not have to know your opponent; just play the game." E.S. My father played chess as a boy and continued to play as an adult.
