Many moons ago Burt Britton, a former bartender at the Village Vanguard, began collecting portraits drawn by writers and other famous folk keeping the barstools warm (Kurt Vonnegut and Allen Ginsberg amongst them). Today they go on auction at Bloomsbury Auctions (check 'em out).
Jason Polan has undertaken a project that seems nearly impossible; on his website he states:
I am trying to draw every person in New York. I will be drawing people everyday and posting as frequently as I can. It is possible that I will draw you without you knowing it. I draw in Subway stations and museums and restaurants and on street corners. I try not to be in the way when I am drawing or be too noticeable. Whenever I have a new batch of drawings I will post them on this blog.He'll even set up a 2-minute sitting with you, should you want to be sketched as a part of this elaborate project. Details are at his website.
day on my travels." These remind us of faster-paced versions of what Marvin Franklin, the late subway track inspector/artist, had been creating all of his years underground.
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