Thomas Edward Watson - GA State Capitol – Atlanta, GA - Smithsonian Art Inventory Sculptures on Waymarking.com

This statue of Thomas Edward Watson stand in the center of the walk leading to the main entrance to the Georgia State Capitol on Washington Street.


Thomas Edward Watson is dresses in a suit, wearing a vest, a knee length coat and a bow tie. The coat is not buttoned. His right leg is extended forward and with his foot flat on the ground. His left leg is slightly behind him; His right arm is down and extended forward with his fist clenched. His left arm is raised above his head, his fist is clenched.

The inscription on the stone directly under the statue reads”
Thomas E. Watson
Born Sept. 5th 1856
Died Sept 26th 1922
Honor’s path he trod

The next stone reads:
Editor, Lawyer, Historian, Author, Orator, Statesman.
Author of
Rural Free Delivery
A Champion of right who never faltered in the cause.

About Thomas Edward Watson:

Thomas Edward Watson (September 5, 1856 – September 26, 1922), generally known as Tom Watson, was a United States politician from Georgia. In early years, Watson championed poor farmers and the working class; later he became a controversial publisher and a controversial Populist politician who supported the Ku Klux Klan. Two years prior to his death, he was elected to the United States Senate.

Source: Wikipedia (visit link)

TITLE: Thomas Edward Watson ARTIST(S): Klein, Joseph S., sculptor DATE: Installed early 1920s. Dedicated Dec. 4, 1932. MEDIUM: Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite. CONTROL NUMBER: IAS GA000022 Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link] PHYSICAL LOCATION: 206 Washington St. Atlanta, GA, 30334 DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH: The inscription on the stone directly under the statue reads: Thomas E. Watson Born Sept. 5th 1856 Died Sept 26th 1922 Honor’s path he trod The next stone reads: Editor, Lawyer, Historian, Author, Orator, Statesman. Author of Rural Free Delivery A Champion of right who never faltered in the cause.

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