Jason Daniel Polan (July 17, 1982 – January 27, 2020) was an American artist born in Ann Arbor, Michigan[1] who lived and worked in New York City. Polan's illustrations have been published in The New Yorker,[2]The New York Times,[3]Metropolis Magazine,[4] and Timothy McSweeney's Quarterly Concern,[5] among others.
Other projects launched by Polan included; the Every Piece Of Art in The Museum Of Modern Art Book,[6] a comic book for Jack Spade,[7] the Millard Fillmore $13 Bill (printed by Fritz Swanson at the Manchester Press),[8] and the "Every Person in New York" project.[9]
Polan founded the Taco Bell Drawing Club in 2005. The club met every week at the Taco Bell on Union Square.[10] Polan lived in Franklin, Michigan with his parents and family. He graduated from University of Michigan, in 2004, with dual degrees in anthropology and art and design. In Ann Arbor, he painted the "Ant Alley" mural on Maynard Street.[11]
Polan died on January 27, 2020, in New York City from cancer.[1] He was 37.[12]
^ abGenzlinger, Neil (January 27, 2020). "Jason Polan, Fast-Drawing Artist of the Offbeat, Dies at 37". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 27, 2020.
^"Shop The New Yorker". Conde Nast. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
^"Opinion | Love the Concept. But Is It Art?". The New York Times. October 22, 2009. Retrieved January 28, 2020 – via NYTimes.com.
^Philip Nobel, "Designis Personae" – metropolismag.com, September 11, 2006.
^McSweeney's Issue 30, March 3009.
^"Everybody is a Star | Metropolis POV | Metropolis Magazine". Archived from the original on June 14, 2011. Retrieved December 4, 2009.
^"Racked: Sunday Special: Jack Spade's Comic Book". Archived from the original on January 12, 2009. Retrieved December 4, 2009.
^Sullivan, Justin G. (December 3, 2009). "Artist Reaches Milestone, Measured One Person at a Time". Retrieved January 28, 2020.
^Rebolini, Arianna (January 27, 2020). "Artist Jason Polan, Known For His "Every Person In New York" Project, Has Died At 37". Buzzfeed News. Retrieved January 27, 2020.
^"Remembering U-M alumnus and artist Jason Polan (1982-2020) | Arts & Culture". arts.umich.edu. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
^Vadukul, Alex (May 3, 2024). "A New Wave of Appreciation for the Man Who Drew New York". New York Times. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
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