The 1922 marble sculpture "The Triumph of Civic Virtue" by the artist Frederick MacMonnies is seen in the NY borough of Queens

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The 1922 marble sculpture "The Triumph of Civic Virtue" (commonly called just Civic Virtue) by the artist Frederick MacMonnies is seen in the New York borough of Queens on Saturday, February 26, 2011. The controversial statue which originally stood in City Hall Park was removed by Mayor LaGuardia to Queens in 1941 supposedly because the mayor was tired of looking at the statue's naked behind. The current controversy is that the statue is sexist because the Nordic figure representing virtue has women at his feet who represent vice. Community activists and local politicians have again called for its removal. (© Richard B. Levine)

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Location: new york ny usa north america
Photo credit: © Richard Levine / Alamy / Afripics
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