Jason Daniel Polan (July 17, 1982 – January 27, 2020) was an American artist born in Ann Arbor, Michigan who lived and worked in

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'', among others. Other projects launched by Polan included; the ''Every Piece Of Art in The Museum Of Modern Art Book'', a comic book for

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$13 Bill (printed by Fritz Swanson at the Manchester Press), and the "Every Person in New York" project. Polan founded the Taco Bell Drawing Club in 2005. The club met every week at the

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. Polan lived in

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with his parents and family. He graduated from

University of Michigan , mottoeng = "Arts, Knowledge, Truth" , former_names = Catholepistemiad, or University of Michigania (1817–1821) , budget = $10.3 billion (2021) , endowment = $17 billion (2021)As o ...

, in 2004, with dual degrees in anthropology and art and design. In Ann Arbor, he painted the "Ant Alley" mural on Maynard Street. Polan died on January 27, 2020, in New York City from cancer. He was 37.

References

External links

Artist's Website

Taco Bell Drawing Club Website

Jason Polan's Please Trust Me at Lump Gallery article by Dave Delcambre

Jason Polan by Letizia Rossi

Dejour Cultural Commentary on Jason Polan

Hello My Name is Art article

Article from The Michigan Daily

Metropolis POV article illustration

* ttp://ijustreadaboutthat.wordpress.com/2009/03/04/mcsweeneys-30-rejoice-forge-aheadthrowback-issue/ McSweeney's Issue 30 articlebr>Ant Alley, Ann Arbor
{{DEFAULTSORT:Polan, Jason 1982 births 2020 deaths American illustrators Artists from Ann Arbor, Michigan Artists from New York City People from Franklin, Michigan University of Michigan alumni American male artists 21st-century American artists Deaths from cancer in New York (state)