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Philadelphia Still Life Museum

From the Permanent Collection

Headlines at the Threshold, N Broad Street — Center City

Digital image, printed reproduction, black panel frame

Philly311 Contact Center, est. 2026

93 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 headline’s bold white typography runs across the upper field of the frame, set against a black panel that frames the portrait. Acquired January 2026 and displayed for 93 days at 400 N Broad St, the work records how public information is packaged as a single image in the urban street. The juxtaposition of a sports figure with a sensational news headline memorializes the moment when mass media and city streets converge, turning a curbside surface into a record of collective attention.

Catalogue metadata

Accession no.
19496166
Location
///theme.hills.faced
Address
400 N BROAD ST
Region
Logan Square
Acquired
January 2026
Status
On permanent display

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