Honoring Georgia Governor Ellis Arnall, the statue was sculpted by Zenos Frudakis and unveiled in 1997.
[2] Following his death, his law firm pushed for a statue honoring the late governor to be erected on the Capitol grounds, which happened several years later in 1997.
[2] The unveiling took place on November 24 of that year,[1] with then-governor Zell Miller speaking at the ceremony.
[3] The statue was designed by sculptor Zenos Frudakis[4] and faces towards the nearby Central Presbyterian Church.
[5] It is among several statues near the state capitol honoring former governors and other prominent Georgians.