Fletcher Martin

Fletcher Martin
Fletcher Martin

Fletcher Martin

American painter and muralist, 1904–1979
BiographyBest known for western and boxing subjects, Martin grew up in various towns in the American West. He was largely self-taught and worked for commercial printers as a young man. He also worked as a lumberjack and a professional boxer, before finding work as a muralist. In 1938 he began teaching and would work for the next 30 years as an instructor at various California colleges and art schools.
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