Maybe you can help these people from Vermont identify the name of an artist they bought a painting from in the 1960’s.

I found your blog on Google and wonder if you could steer me in
identifying the artist of a painting we have hanging on our wall here
in VT.

My wife, originally from Brooklyn, bought a very wonderful oil
painting on masonite of jazz musicians back in the 60’s. The artist
never signed the piece but a good clue would be that he had his home and
studio in what had been an old funeral parlor and she thinks it was near
5th Ave.

Thanks for taking the time to read this and any leads would be
much appreciated.