Johannes Bard

Johannes (sometimes John) Bard (1797–1861) was an American fraktur artist.

A blacksmith by trade, Bard was also a lay leader in the German Methodist Church; he passed his career in Adams and York Counties, Pennsylvania, and Frederick County, Maryland.[1] He is among the most prolific fraktur artists known to have lived or worked in York County, alongside Daniel Peterman.[2] A large portion of his work consists of copies of baptismal certificates published by a printer in Hanover, Pennsylvania. It has been posited that he was a pupil of George Peter Deisert.[3] Unusually, some of his pieces incorporate American symbols and themes into their decorative schemes.[4] Others depict prominent figures, including American presidents.[3] Many examples of Bard's work, mainly writing samples but including other pieces as well, can be found in the collection of the Winterthur Museum.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Johannes Bard". David Wheatcroft Antiques. Retrieved Apr 8, 2019.
  2. ^ June Burk Lloyd; York County Heritage Trust (York County, Pa.) (1 January 2001). Faith and family: Pennsylvania German heritage in York County area fraktur. York County Heritage Trust. ISBN 9780971810808.
  3. ^ a b Gerard C. Wertkin (2 August 2004). Encyclopedia of American Folk Art. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-135-95614-1.
  4. ^ Frederick Magazine (Apr 26, 2017). "Happy Birthday, William Rauzahn". Retrieved Apr 8, 2019.
  5. ^ "Search Results - Museum Collection - Winterthur Museum". museumcollection.winterthur.org. Retrieved Apr 8, 2019.


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