Designed by Steffen Thomas, the statue was unveiled in 1949 and depicts Georgia Governor Eugene Talmadge.

The statue has been the subject of recent controversy given Talmadge's white supremacist and racist views.

[1] Steffen Thomas sculpted the statue from his studio in nearby Stone Mountain, Georgia.

[5] The statue was unveiled on the grounds of the Georgia State Capitol by his grandsons on September 23, 1949,[6] on what would have been Eugene's 65th birthday.

[5] Since the 2010s, Talmadge's reputation as governor has come under more scrutiny, with multiple publications criticizing the statue's placement at the Georgia State Capitol.