Frances Fletcher

Frances Ann Fletcher (née Stamper; 1846 – 5 March 1935) was a New Zealand artist. Her works are held in the collection of the Alexander Turnbull Library.[1]

Frances Fletcher
Born1846
Died5 March 1935

Biography

Fletcher was the daughter of barrister W. John Stamper. Fletcher was based in Nelson, New Zealand, and was the pupil of landscape painter John Gully.[2]

In 1864 she married a Christchurch merchant, John Johnston Fletcher, and moved to Christchurch, where she was a popular hostess and mixed with local intellectuals.[3] The Fletchers had five children, including a son who was killed in World War I.[3]

Fletcher was widowed in 1889, and she subsequently made two visits to Europe.[3] In 1918, she moved to Auckland, and exhibited with the Auckland Society of Arts, and contributed articles to Theosophical Society magazines[3].[4] Fletcher was a foundation member of the Penwomen's Club in about 1926, and took an active role in its affairs until shortly before her death.[3]

Fletcher died at her home in the Auckland suburb of Remuera on 5 March 1935,[3][5] and her ashes were buried at Waikumete Cemetery.[6]

References
  1. "Fletcher, Frances Ann". findnzartists.org.nz. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  2. "FLETCHER, Frances Ann née Stamper b.1846 | NZETC". nzetc.victoria.ac.nz. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  3. "Obituary: Mrs Frances Fletcher". New Zealand Herald. 12 March 1935. p. 12. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  4. "Fletcher, Frances Ann, 1846-1935". Fletcher, Frances Ann, 1846-1935 | Items | National Library of New Zealand. 1 January 1846. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  5. "Deaths". Auckland Star. 6 March 1935. p. 1. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  6. "Record for Frances Ann Fletcher". Auckland Council. Retrieved 14 September 2020.


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