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Philadelphia Still Life Museum

Curbside Inertia, Algon Avenue — Northeast Philadelphia

Automotive, sedan, metallic gray finish, rear lights

Police Department, est. 2026

110 days on view

In conservation

The photographic record of this work is undergoing conservation treatment and is not presently on display. The work itself remains in the permanent collection.

Curatorial note

Seen at the curb of Algon Avenue, a No Truck Parking sign on a wooden utility pole sits directly behind the sedan, anchoring the piece in the streetscape. The metallic gray vehicle occupies the street frontage as a durable trace of everyday municipal life, its presence persisting since acquisition in January 2026 and on view for 110 days. Among the more formally developed works in the Northeast Philadelphia collection, the piece sits within the street's daily rhythms.

Catalogue metadata

Accession no.
19358172
Location
///tries.baked.native
Address
7600 ALGON AVE
Region
Fox Chase
Acquired
January 2026
Status
On permanent display

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