Fish Statue

The Fish Statue is also called the Great Fish. This statue is located at the Atlanta Fish Market at 265 Pharr Road Northeast Atlanta, Georgia. The fish market is one of the most popular seafood restaurants in the state and is located in Buckhead district. The statue makes it easy to find the restaurant given that it is 65 feet long from its tail to the very tip of its head. The statue was sculpted in 1995 based on an 18" model. The model was created by Martin Dawe. The large version took six months to build and was sculpted by Randy Blain. His son, Randy, also helped.

The Great Fish is surrounded by some very tall skyscrapers, which Atlanta residents feel detract from the largeness of the Fish Statue. This is not the only statue in Atlanta to visit. Pharr Road has twin metal Atlas statues. In Buckhead Triangle Park there is a naked man bronze statue that has an antlered buck head. It also has small forest creatures on a log. Seeing the statues including the Fish Statue is free. One does not have to eat at the restaurant to see the statue or take a picture of it.