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Philadelphia Still Life Museum

From the Permanent Collection

Curbside Vigil, Night in the Rain — South Philadelphia

Automotive, pickup truck, weathered black paint, rain-washed surface

Police Department, est. 2026

111 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 image, the orange traffic cone visible in the rear window frames the curbside presence as a deliberate object in situ. Acquired January 2026 and on view for 111 days, the dark pickup remains a quiet marker of space and duration in South Philadelphia. The visual field—the wet asphalt, the gleam of rain on paint, and the cone—anchors the work as a study of endurance within the residential streetscape.

Catalogue metadata

Accession no.
19355832
Location
///indoor.piper.intent
Address
2222 S 21ST ST
Region
West Passyunk
Acquired
January 2026
Status
On permanent display

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