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Philadelphia Still Life Museum

Vehicle as Witness, Stirling Street — South Philadelphia

Automotive, stationary, dusty windshield, chalk markings

Police Department, est. 2026

89 days on view

In conservation

The photographic record of this work is undergoing conservation treatment and is not presently on display. The work itself remains in the permanent collection.

Curatorial note

Seen at the Stirling Street curb, the windshield chalkings—circular motif and RS inscription—anchor the vehicle within the streetscape. Acquired February 2026, the work has occupied this curb for 89 days, its dusty surface carrying a muted vocabulary of public presence. The piece reinforces the collection’s interest in durable, non-resolution forms of urban life, where a single car becomes a legible trace of municipal rhythms in South Philadelphia.

Catalogue metadata

Accession no.
19506760
Location
///along.giant.vase
Address
4210 STIRLING ST
Region
Wissinoming
Acquired
February 2026
Status
On permanent display

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