From the Permanent Collection

Headline as Object, Center City — Center City

Printed magazine cover, color photograph, bold white text overlay

Philly311 Contact Center, est. 2026

84 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 street-facing edge of a glossy magazine cover, the image anchors two men beneath a bold THE SOURCE badge. Since its acquisition in February 2026, the work has occupied a curbside-facing position in Center City, making mass-media typography a tangible object within the gallery threshold. The museum notes this piece as a durable record of how public headlines become material form in the urban streetscape.

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Accession no.: 19523754
Location: ///lands.steps.hatch
Address: 1400 JOHN F KENNEDY BLVD
Region: Center City East
Acquired: February 2026
Status: On permanent display

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