A New Wave of Appreciation for Jason Polan, the Man Who Drew New York

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• Credit...Winnie Au for The New York Times Jason Polan chronicled city life in thousands of sketches before he died at 37 in 2020.
• Credit...Winnie Au for The New York Times * May 3, 2024Updated 1:57 p.m. ET A somber gathering of artists and illustrators took place at a gallery in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan on a recent Friday evening.
• They were there for a Wright auction preview of the drawings and personal belongings of Jason Polan, the celebrated New York street artist who died of cancer at 37 in 2020.
• Credit...Winnie Au for The New York Times Image The librarian Whitney Lee, left, and the artist Matt Leines take in the exhibition of Mr. Polan’s work and ephemera

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