THIS PAST JULY 24 in Wilkinsburg, Forever Free — a newly-sculpted statue of Abraham Lincoln, America’s 16th president — was ceremonially presented to an enthusiastic audience of a hundred or so history buffs gathered on a small concrete-and-grass traffic apron bounded by Penn…
Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021 - TribLive - Abe Lincoln is back in Wilkinsburg. A new 400-pound bronze life-size statue of the 16th president of the United States was unveiled Tuesday morning in the Wilkinsburg Borough Municipal Building. The approximately 6-foot-4 statue…
June 25, 2018 - KDKA TV - A bronze statue of the father of organ transplantation, Dr. Thomas Starzl, now graces the University of Pittsburgh campus. Sculpted by Susan Wagner — the artist who crafted pieces depicting Clemente, Stargell and Mazeroski, among…
June 22, 2018 - Post Gazette - Joy Starzl still struggles with the absence of her husband, Thomas E. Starzl, the “father of organ transplantation” who died March 4, 2017. “I still haven’t accepted it,” she said. That lack of…
August 8, 2015 - KDKA TV - Police officers from around the region were on the North Shore Saturday for the dedication of a new statue honoring slain K-9 officer Rocco. The statue was unveiled at the corner of North Shore…
July 30, 2014 - WTAE TV - Local artist Susan Wagner has sculpted statues of Pittsburgh icons Roberto Clemente and Bill Mazeroski. Now she's working on a tribute to fallen Pittsburgh police K-9 officer Rocco. [Read More...]
February 26, 2013 - WTAE TV - You may not know her face or even her name, but you're certainly familiar with Susan Wagner's work. Channel 4 Action News anchor Wendy Bell introduces you to the local sculptor who's been molding Pittsburgh…