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Philadelphia Still Life Museum

From the Permanent Collection

The Front Bumper's Refrain, Cresson Street — Philadelphia

Automotive, front-end collision, exposed engine bay

Police Department, est. 2026

107 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, the car’s broken bumper and scattered fragments anchor the composition to the cobblestones. The elevated green support columns and nearby storefronts frame the piece as a threshold between street life and sculpture. Acquired January 2026, this work preserves a durable trace of daily transit on 4356 Cresson Street, where the boundary between debris and utilitarian object remains perceptible.

Catalogue metadata

Accession no.
19457033
Location
///trim.froth.back
Address
4356 CRESSON ST
Region
Manayunk
Acquired
January 2026
Status
On permanent display

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