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Philadelphia Still Life Museum

From the Permanent Collection

The Hole, Marshall Street — North Philadelphia

Asphalt, circular depression, dark interior, pale repair ring

Streets Department, est. 2026

109 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 along Marshall Street, the work centers on a circular depression in the asphalt, ringed by a pale repair surround. Since January 2026, this segment of street has occupied the curbside, presenting a durable record of municipal surface maintenance in situ, adjacent to parked vehicles. This acquisition belongs to a small set of neighborhood streetscape studies in North Philadelphia that document the texture of surface life captured by the camera.

Catalogue metadata

Accession no.
19358653
Location
///folds.parts.mental
Address
2043 N MARSHALL ST
Region
Hartranft
Acquired
January 2026
Status
On permanent display

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