Jacopo Prisco , CNN Written byArtist and illustrator Jason Polan, who was working on an ambitious project to draw everyone in New York, died on Monday aged 37, his family confirmed to the New York Times. In 2008, Polan started "Every person in New York" in the form of a blog , stating: "I am trying to draw every person in New York. Polan sketching in New York's Grand Central Station in 2011. Credit: TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/AFP via Getty ImagesThe last sketch on the blog is titled "Man at Taco Bell" and dated December 16, 2019. The last sketch from the "Every person in New York" project. Jason Polan drawing cards at Warby Parker's holiday spectacle bazaar in New York, in 2011. Credit: Astrid Stawiarz/WireImage/WireImagePolan's other projects were beautifully quirky.

Source: CNN January 28, 2020 16:07 UTC