Frank Fleming was a renowned sculptor who was born in Bear Creek, Alabama, in 1940 [1] and died in 2018 at St. Vincent's Hospital after a brief illness [2] . He had five brothers and one sister [1] . His father was a poor farmer, while his mother was exceptionally skilled at sewing clothes. While growing up, Fleming and his brothers and sister plowed with mules and grew vegetables for family consumption [1] .
Fleming earned a Bachelor's degree in Art from Florence State College (now the University of North Alabama) and a Master's of Fine Arts from the University of Alabama. [3]