Banjo Statue

Date Uploaded: 06/14/2024

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Close-up of a statue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, showing a hand playing a banjo. The statue pays tribute to Stephen Foster, who penned many classic American songs, including "Oh, Susanna" and "Camptown Races." The statue has been removed for its racist implications; Foster depicted sitting and looking down on a Black man playing banjo who sits by Foster's feet.

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Joey Gannon. Banjo. October 7, 2006. Photograph. Flickr. Accessed February 20, 2026.
Moretti, Guiseppe. [Monument to Stephen Foster at Carnegie Library in Pittsburgh]. 1900. Bronze.

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Citation

Joey Gannon. Banjo. October 7, 2006. Photograph. Flickr. Accessed February 20, 2026.
Moretti, Guiseppe. [Monument to Stephen Foster at Carnegie Library in Pittsburgh]. 1900. Bronze.