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Philadelphia Still Life Museum

From the Permanent Collection

Curbside Vigil, Sansom Street — Center City

Automotive, stationary, silver body, rear-mounted spare tire

Police Department, est. 2026

104 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

The spare tire mounted on the rear hatch anchors the composition as a durable outpost in everyday street life. Acquired January 2026, the curbside presence has persisted across 104 days on view. Seen within Center City urban rhythms, this long-duration object foregrounds the material life of a vehicle paused among architecture and parked cars, a record of urban continuities in the streetscape.

Catalogue metadata

Accession no.
19466583
Location
///gangs.cloth.shows
Address
4200 SANSOM ST
Region
Spruce Hill
Acquired
January 2026
Status
On permanent display

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