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Last Updated: May. 25, 2018 · 3:48 p.m.

A close-up of a besuited Foster, just before the statue's removal.

A Virginia city eyed Pittsburgh’s controversial Stephen Foster statue — and says it’s not the only one

Pittsburgh still wants to find a local recipient, but that may prove difficult.

Before the Stephen Foster statue's removal, pictures of black Pittsburgh women whose memorial could replace it surrounded the base.

These are Pittsburgh’s memorials and statues of women (Hint: There aren’t many)

There are no statues of specific women here.

This George Washington Memorial in Allegheny Center was copied from a life-sized statue of Washington and unveiled in 1891.

Coming soon: A podcast about Pittsburgh’s public art

It's about conservation of objects and stories.

A statue of famed composer Stephen Foster sits in a storage lot next to a Pittsburgh dog park a day after being removed from its longtime perch in Schenley Park.

Stephen Foster’s statue now lives in a lot next to a dog park

Other memorials to the composer remain across the city.

Crews carefully remove the statue from its base and load it onto a waiting flatbed truck.

Pittsburgh just took down ‘the most racist statue in America’

This morning's quiet removal followed a loud public discussion.

Meet the task force looking to replace the Stephen Foster statue with a tribute to an African-American woman

"Where are all the women, especially women of color?"