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Philadelphia Still Life Museum

From the Permanent Collection

Curbside Vigil, Blakeslee Court — Somerton

Automotive, exterior, glossy black finish

Police Department, est. 2025

122 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

The work's reflective surface settles into the Somerton curb as a quiet, unraised monument to duration. The visible network of bare branches mirrored on the vehicle's body anchors the piece in its immediate environment, linking street life with material presence. Since its acquisition in December 2025, it has occupied the Blakeslee Court curb, occupying a fixed point in the neighborhood's daily rhythm.

Catalogue metadata

Accession no.
19268683
Location
///glass.scans.pest
Address
13025 BLAKESLEE CT
Region
Somerton
Acquired
December 2025
Status
On permanent display

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