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Philadelphia Still Life Museum

From the Permanent Collection

Stationary Breath of Winter, Furley Street — South Philadelphia

Automotive, sedan, snow cover, curbside parking

Police Department, est. 2026

84 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 curb, the diagonal ridge of snow along the hood frames the composition, marking a winter pause in the street’s routine. Since acquisition in February 2026, the car has occupied the Furley Street curb, its white surface interrupted by a line of grime at the lower panels and by tire tracks in the snow. The photograph records a public object at rest in a seasonal landscape, anchoring the streetscape as a durable index of duration and weather.

Catalogue metadata

Accession no.
19523813
Location
///splash.scale.jazzy
Address
245 FURLEY ST
Region
Olney
Acquired
February 2026
Status
On permanent display

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