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Philadelphia Still Life Museum

From the Permanent Collection

Pothole Ledger, Torresdale Avenue — Torresdale

Asphalt, potholes, bare aggregate, curbside snow

Streets Department, est. 2026

91 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 foreground, the irregular pothole with a dark, exposed fill anchors the composition. Since its acquisition in January 2026, the work has anchored the Torresdale Avenue streetscape as a record of recurrent wear. The shadows of bare trees sweep across the asphalt, fragmenting the surface and foregrounding maintenance as a constant, material process.

Catalogue metadata

Accession no.
19504559
Location
///priced.dwell.struck
Address
8837 TORRESDALE AVE
Region
Torresdale
Acquired
January 2026
Status
On permanent display

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