Jean Bodman Fletcher (January 20, 1915 – September 13, 1965) was an American architect who was a founding member of the well-respected design firm known as TAC,

the Architects' Collaborative The Architects Collaborative (TAC) was an American architectural firm formed by eight architects that operated between 1945 to 1995 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The founding members were Norman C. Fletcher (1917-2007), Jean B. Fletcher (1915-19 ...

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Early life and education

Fletcher was born Jean Bodman in Boston, the daughter of Fenimore L. Bodman and Maud Rogers Bodman. "Brasil, Cartões de Imigração, 1900-1965"
Arquivo Nacional, Rio de Janeiro She graduated from

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in 1937, and finished her architectural training at the Cambridge School in 1941, an architecture school for women affiliated with

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and Smith.

Work

With her husband, Norman Collings Fletcher she entered and won many residential architecture competitions. In 1945, the Fletchers joined forces with their mentor,

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, and five other young architects, including Sarah and John C. Harkness, to establish TAC. The prize money from their winning entries in the

Dormitory Competition provided the first office funds.

Death

Jean Bodman Fletcher died of breast cancer on September 13, 1965, at age 50.

References

Further sources

Pioneering Women of American Architecture, Jean Bodman Fletcher
* Gropius, Walter, ed.

The Architects Collaborative, 1945-1965 The Architects Collaborative (TAC) was an American architectural firm formed by eight architects that operated between 1945 to 1995 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The founding members were Norman C. Fletcher (1917-2007), Jean B. Fletcher (1915-19 ...

. Teufen, AR, Niggli: 1966, p. 12. * ''New Yorkers Win Mention: Homes in Modern Styles Featured in Architects' Awards'', New York Times, May 13, 1945, p. R1. * "Prize Plans in National Contest Stress '

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' of New Homes." New York Times, May 13, 1945, p. R1. 1915 births 1965 deaths 20th-century American architects Smith College alumni Harvard University alumni American women architects Deaths from breast cancer 20th-century American women artists Architects from Boston {{US-architect-stub