Later Career
Returning to New York after 1915, he continued his stylish career. He executed the colossal group, Civic Virtue, at the City Hall Fountains in New York (1919). It was the subject of considerable controversy because it depicts a man trampling several female figures, representing evil sirens. This resulted in criticism on the part of many observers. The statue was moved in 1941 to distant Queens Borough Hall.
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