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This artist has been on a mission to draw Philadelphians claimed by coronavirus. Now he’s looking for others to help.

What if he could draw portraits of the fallen, and in so doing create a portrait of the living city through what it has lost?

Artist RA Friedman shown here in Fitler Square, in Philadelphia, July 1, 2020. Friedman is an artist who has launched a project to draw portraits of Philadelphians who have succumbed to the coronavirus. He wants to involve other artists, to both make the project possible and to create something collectively in a time of isolation.
Artist RA Friedman shown here in Fitler Square, in Philadelphia, July 1, 2020. Friedman is an artist who has launched a project to draw portraits of Philadelphians who have succumbed to the coronavirus. He wants to involve other artists, to both make the project possible and to create something collectively in a time of isolation.Read moreJESSICA GRIFFIN / Staff Photographer