Pleasant Jefferson Conkwright (October 23, 1905 – January 31, 1986) was an American graphic designer and typographer for the Princeton University Press.
He was introduced to printing through his father in the creation of the church bulletin and a Boy Scout troop newspaper.
Many of the designers he hired also received recognition, including: Helen van Zandt, Jan Lilly, and Frank Manhood.
Among the most memorable work was the multivolume Jefferson Papers, where he designed the Linotype face, Monticello, for the volumes.
[1] In September 1956, he received a Guggenheim fellowship to study design and typography in Europe.