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Philadelphia Still Life Museum

From the Permanent Collection

Curbside Aftermath, Warnock Street — North Philadelphia

Automotive, front-end damage, crumpled hood, exposed components

Police Department, est. 2026

103 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

Acquired January 2026, this piece sits at 5616 N Warnock St, anchoring the curb as a durable record of sudden disruption in a quiet block. The front-end collapse—hood buckled, bumper removed—exposes the engine bay, drawing attention to the car's interior geometry. Seen in situ, the damaged vehicle beside a stairway and ivy-covered slope reads as a longitudinal trace of street life, a realist document within the North Philadelphia streetscape.

Catalogue metadata

Accession no.
19467198
Location
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Address
5616 N WARNOCK ST
Region
Fern Rock
Acquired
January 2026
Status
On permanent display

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