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The Stephen Foster Memorial is a historic venue for theatre performances and a tribute to America's first professional songwriter. It also hosts a museum and a music library with 19th-century American music collections.
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Stephen Foster Memorial. / 40.44382°N 79.95275°W / 40.44382; -79.95275. The Stephen Collins Foster Memorial is a performing arts center and museum which houses the Stephen Foster Archives at the University of Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. It is dedicated to the life and works of American songwriter Stephen Foster .
Designed by Charles Klauder to complement his Cathedral of Learning, the Foster Memorial is a tribute to Pittsburgh native Stephen Collins Foster (1826-1864), America’s first professional songwriter, whose works include “Camptown Races” and “Oh Susanna.” It was dedicated in 1937.
The Stephen Collins Foster Memorial is located on the University of Pittsburgh campus on Forbes Avenue facing Schenley Park in Pittsburgh’s Oakland neighborhood. The structure was built in the Gothic style of Indiana limestone and designed by Charles Z. Klauder of Philadelphia.
Stephen Foster (b. July 4, 1826, Lawrenceville, Pennsylvania; d. January 13, 1864, New York) was one of the first American songwriters to earn a living through composition alone.
Apr 5, 2024 · Now widely considered the “father of American music,” Stephen Collins Foster (1826–1864) was an obscure figure for thirty years after his death. 1 During his lifetime, several of his roughly 200 songs spread across the globe, and his sheet music sat on pianos in thousands of homes.
Visit the museum dedicated to the composer of "Oh! Susanna" and other American songs. Learn about his life, music, legacy, and controversies in a 12-sided gothic chamber with stained glass windows.
