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Philadelphia Still Life Museum

From the Permanent Collection

The Long Stand, Reed Street — Passyunk Square

Automotive, stationary, urban night scene

Police Department, est. 2026

118 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 at night on Reed Street, the work centers a gray hatchback occupying the curb with its rear toward the street, its surface catching the glow of streetlight. A planter at the right foreground holds a small Santa decoration, grounding the scene in a domestic moment amid the mosaic wall and neighboring parked cars. Commissioned by the Police Department and acquired January 2026, the piece has been on view for 118 days as a durational record of Passyunk Square curbside life.

Catalogue metadata

Accession no.
19318514
Location
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Address
721 REED ST
Region
Passyunk Square
Acquired
January 2026
Status
On permanent display

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