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Philadelphia Still Life Museum

From the Permanent Collection

Snowbound Vehicle, Higbee Street — North Philadelphia

Automotive, snow-covered, rear view, nighttime street

Police Department, est. 2026

97 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 from the rear, the snow along the lower edge of the hatch forms a soft fringe that emphasizes the vehicle’s silhouette. Acquired January 2026 through a Police Department commission, the piece has remained on Higbee Street as a curbside document of winter persistence. It anchors the streetscape as a patient record of time, weather, and urban storage on North Philadelphia's edge.

Catalogue metadata

Accession no.
19478936
Location
///nobody.pots.paper
Address
1458 HIGBEE ST
Region
Oxford Circle
Acquired
January 2026
Status
On permanent display

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