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]