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Philadelphia Still Life Museum

From the Permanent Collection

Curbside Inertia, Algon Avenue — Northeast Philadelphia

Automotive, sedan, metallic gray finish, rear lights

Police Department, est. 2026

110 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 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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