Skip to main content
Philadelphia Still Life Museum

From the Permanent Collection

Markings on the Side, Decatur Street — Holmesburg

Automotive, exterior, orange paint with scuffed lower panel

Police Department, est. 2026

116 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 lower door panel reveals a sequence of scuffed patches where orange paint has worn away, forming a pale, irregular pattern. Seen along Decatur Street in Holmesburg, the piece sits at the curb as a bright presence amid parked cars and brick rowhouses. Acquired January 2026, it contributes to the museum's program of documenting long-lasting street objects as durable features of urban life.

Catalogue metadata

Accession no.
19323637
Location
///decay.ground.slams
Address
3409 DECATUR ST
Region
Holmesburg
Acquired
January 2026
Status
On permanent display

Share this work

Share on X