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Philadelphia Still Life Museum

From the Permanent Collection

Curbside Vigil, Emerald Street  East Kensington

Automotive, silver SUV, stationary

Police Department, est. 2025

125 days on view


Photographic documentation of the work as submitted to the city's 311 record.
As submitted to the city’s 311 record.

Curatorial note

Seen from the curb, the blue recycling bin overflowing with brown paper bags anchors the foreground of Emerald Street, East Kensington. In the center, a silver SUV sits with its rear to the camera, its plate area visible but non-specific. Since December 2025 this curbside moment has occupied this street, preserving a stable record of routine urban logistics in the neighborhood.

Catalogue metadata

Accession no.
19203169
Location
///hills.linen.trace
Address
2529 EMERALD ST
Region
East Kensington
Acquired
December 2025
Status
On permanent display

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