Author: Nick Matoney / Source: WTAE
PITTSBURGH —
A 118-year-old statue of “Oh! Susanna” songwriter and Pittsburgh native Stephen Foster was removed by city workers on Thursday morning.
The statue, by sculptor Giuseppe Moretti, was unveiled in 1900 and moved to its location near Schenley Plaza in Oakland in 1940.
The statue has drawn controversy because it depicts Foster with a slave at his feet, strumming a banjo.
“It’s been a long process. There have been criticisms about this statue for decades, and it finally came to a head last year in the context of other controversies around the country of Confederate statues,” said Tim…
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