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Philadelphia Still Life Museum

From the Permanent Collection

The Long Pause Between Vehicles — Franklinville

Automotive, stationary, rear-quarter panel damage

Police Department, est. 2026

120 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 curb along Franklinville, the scene centers two vehicles—a white SUV with rear-quarter panel damage and a red pickup—framed by a blue door and brick façade. Since acquisition in January 2026, the work has occupied a fixed curb edge, with the orange cone and circular manhole cover foregrounding the everyday frictions of street life. The museum notes that the work anchors the streetscape as a durable record of duration and material presence at the edge of the public realm.

Catalogue metadata

Accession no.
19303918
Location
///clear.fears.zest
Address
3634 N LAWRENCE ST
Region
Franklinville
Acquired
January 2026
Status
On permanent display

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