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Philadelphia Still Life Museum

From the Permanent Collection

Plateless Return, Side Street — Dickinson Narrows

Automotive, white, rear hatch, mounting holes

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

The empty license-plate mounting holes on the rear hatch anchor the composition. Acquired January 2026, the work has occupied the Dickinson Narrows curb for 118 days. A rust patch along the lower right edge of the hatch marks weathering in place. Its unassuming white presence beside graffiti and brickwork contributes to a study of durable urban inertia.

Catalogue metadata

Accession no.
19318587
Location
///ideal.album.roof
Address
1521 S 7TH ST
Region
Dickinson Narrows
Acquired
January 2026
Status
On permanent display

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