Civic Virtue
Civic Virtue Triumphant Over Unrighteousness (1909–1922) is a sculpture group and fountain in New York City, created by sculptor Frederick William MacMonnies and architect Thomas Hastings, and carved by the Piccirilli Brothers. The fountain was originally placed in front of New York City Hall in Manhattan, spent almost 72 years beside Queens Borough Hall in Queens, and the sculpture group is now located in Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn.
| Civic Virtue | |
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| Civic Virtue Triumphant Over Unrighteousness | |
The statue in front of New York City Hall, lower left, with the Manhattan Municipal Building behind it, 1922 | |
| Artist | Frederick William MacMonnies |
| Year | 1909–1922 |
| Medium | Marble |
| Subject | Male nude |
| Dimensions | 5.2 m (17 ft) |
| Location | New York City |
| 40.714198°N 73.829788°W | |
| Owner | Green-Wood Cemetery |
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