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Philadelphia Still Life Museum

From the Permanent Collection

Center Patch, Germantown Avenue — Germantown

Asphalt, circular metal manhole cover, sand-filled patch, embedded tram rails

Streets Department, est. 2026

98 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

From its position along Germantown Avenue, the work centers on a circular metal cover set in a pale sand-colored patch where asphalt has been resurfaced around a utility access point. The patch and the embedded rails anchor the piece in the rhythm of daily traffic, with the red and black vehicles as witnesses to its presence. Acquired January 2026, this work remains a documented element of Germantown’s curbside landscape.

Catalogue metadata

Accession no.
19478133
Location
///anyway.lowest.same
Address
8413 GERMANTOWN AVE
Region
Chestnut Hill
Acquired
January 2026
Status
On permanent display

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