Adam and Eve are familiar characters to Christians. The story of their fall from grace is a major part of Judaic, Christian, and Muslim beliefs. Their story is the fall from paradise to a life of toil as this sculpture illustrates. Although Adam received his name for the red clay from which he was formed, Engle's portrayal suggests figures with a definite Caucasian appearance and indicates the ways in which myths are adapted by cultures to reflect each culture's unique view of itself.

Frank Engle was professor emeritus of art at the University of Alabama. He designed and created 20 pieces of art for the Holy Spirit Catholic Church in Tuscaloosa. Engle received his bachelor from Herron College of Art of Indiana University and his graduate degree at the University of California, L.A. In 1949 he won the prestigious Mary Milliken Scholarship Award, and during W.W.II was a patternmaker for Lockheed Aircraft Corporation. Engle died in 2002.