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Civic Virtue
Civic Virtue Triumphant Over Unrighteousness
The statue in front of New York City Hall, lower left, with the Manhattan Municipal Building behind it, 1922
ArtistFrederick William MacMonnies
Year1909–1922
MediumMarble
SubjectMale nude
Dimensions5.2 m (17 ft)
LocationNew York City
Coordinates40°42′51″N 73°49′47″W / 40.714198°N 73.829788°W / 40.714198; -73.829788
OwnerGreen-Wood Cemetery

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.

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