Frank Morley Fletcher

Frank Morley Fletcher (1866–1949),[1] often referred to as F. Morley Fletcher, was an English painter and printmaker known primarily for his role in introducing Japanese colored woodcut printing as an important genre in Western art.

Frank Fletcher was educated at the University of London followed by work at St John's Wood Art School and in the studio of Hubert Vos.

There his exposure to the Japanese colour woodblock print led to a career in teaching and development of the subject.

[3] Fletcher taught in London and Reading schools, and from 1907 to 1923 was director of the Edinburgh College of Art, where the printmaker Helen Stevenson was among his students.

[6] He resigned as director in the spring of 1930 and eventually moved to Los Angeles where he continued to teach, paint, and exhibit.