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Philadelphia Still Life Museum

From the Permanent Collection

The Curbside Vigil, Cottage Street — Frankford

Automotive, SUV, exterior, glossy black

Police Department, est. 2026

119 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 rear, the black SUV anchors the Cottage Street corner as a curbside presence framed by a Stop sign and a Bridge Street sign. Since acquisition in January 2026, the work has persisted for 119 days in Frankford's streetscape, its glossy surface catching light as a quiet record of daily mobility. The museum notes this accession as a durable fragment of neighborhood texture, inviting attention to how routine curbside form remains in place.

Catalogue metadata

Accession no.
19318256
Location
///trucks.noises.libraries
Address
5100 COTTAGE ST
Region
Frankford
Acquired
January 2026
Status
On permanent display

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