Civic Virtue

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
Artist	Frederick William MacMonnies
Year	1909–1922
Medium	Marble
Subject	Male nude
Dimensions	5.2 m (17 ft)
Location	New York City
Coordinates	40°42′51″N 73°49′47″W / 40.714198°N 73.829788°W / 40.714198; -73.829788
Owner	Green-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.