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Philadelphia Still Life Museum

From the Permanent Collection

Rear Lull, Pickering Ave — Northeast Philadelphia

Automotive, dust-coated exterior, rear emblem, wiper arm with missing blade

Police Department, est. 2026

113 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 at Pickering Ave, the rear of this long-tenured vehicle settles into the streetscape as a quiet record of the block. Since acquisition in January 2026 the work has occupied this curb, its dusty surface and missing wiper blade evidence of time passing without resolution. The left-side decal and central emblem anchor the piece in a commercial economy of repair, marking it as one of the more formally developed entries in the neighborhood collection.

Catalogue metadata

Accession no.
19332051
Location
///miles.digit.loaf
Address
7948 PICKERING AVE
Region
West Oak Lane
Acquired
January 2026
Status
On permanent display

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