City Art Commission To Accept Public Comments On Stephen Foster Statue

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PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The City of Pittsburgh Art Commission will accept public comments on Oakland’s Stephen Foster statue before hearings on the issue are held in October.
The 117-year-old statue, which sits outside the Carnegie Library in Oakland, features Pittsburgh-born composer Stephen Foster — who wrote a number of well-known songs, including “Oh! Susanna” and “Camptown Races” — alongside an African-American s