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Philadelphia Still Life Museum

From the Permanent Collection

Curbside Vigil, Arch Street — Center City

Automotive, silver, snow accumulation

Police Department, est. 2026

88 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 at Arch Street, the piece centers a silver SUV in the foreground while a white pickup bearing a logo sits behind it near a construction barrier. The two vehicles form a quiet frame that records the stubborn daily presence of curbside matter amid snow and urban fabric. Since acquisition in February 2026, eighty-eight days on view, the work occupies a stable position in Center City's streetscape. The piece belongs to a small set of works that inscribe ordinary mobility within the city’s edge.

Catalogue metadata

Accession no.
19511953
Location
///crate.angle.wool
Address
1421 ARCH ST
Region
Logan Square
Acquired
February 2026
Status
On permanent display

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