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Philadelphia Still Life Museum

From the Permanent Collection

Plate at Rest, North Dakota Framed — Holmesburg

Automotive, rear, blue paint, North Dakota plate

Police Department, est. 2025

125 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 the rear, a dark blue Toyota anchors the composition, its North Dakota plate centered along the bumper with a rusted connector dangling near the lower edge. Across the 125 days on view, the plate and the vehicle frame a durable, quiet presence in Holmesburg at 7803 Frankford Ave. The museum notes this work among a small set of pieces that document long-standing curbside existences, where mobility and stasis intersect in the everyday streetscape.

Catalogue metadata

Accession no.
19203181
Location
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Address
7803 FRANKFORD AVE
Region
Holmesburg
Acquired
December 2025
Status
On permanent display

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