Johann Conrad Gilbert

Johann Conrad Gilbert (1734–1812) was an American fraktur artist.

An emigrant from Germany, Gilbert ultimately settled in Berks County, Pennsylvania.

[1] By profession he was a Lutheran schoolmaster posted to several churches in Berks and Schuylkill Counties.

His output consisted of baptismal records; presentation pieces, many depicting schoolmasters holding slates; religious texts; and images of the Easter rabbit, the earliest American depictions of the figure.

Hallmarks of his frakturs include careful lines, deep color, and exotically dressed angels.