Daniel Peterman

Daniel Peterman (1797-1871) was an American fraktur artist. A third-generation American, Peterman was a native of Shrewsbury Township, York County, Pennsylvania, where he died. A member of the Reformed Church, he was a schoolmaster in that tradition, and in the Lutheran Church as well. He was married and had children. Much of his fraktur was produced for the children of York County, and many of his pieces are similar to one another in their format, in which two female figures border the text and various flowers and birds are added as decoration. For his family, he created more elaborate pictures, in which a variety of objects, from sailing ships to pianos, are shown. One baptismal record for a nephew includes in its decorative scheme a market house, chickens, and a dog. Sometimes he added Adam and Eve into his compositions; he also drew courting couples. His palette is bright. Peterman used ruled paper to continue his art when hand-milled paper became unavailable; he continued to work well into the 1860s.[1] He was among the most prolific fraktur artists active in York County, alongside Johannes Bard.[2] Nearly all of his pieces were made for families in Paradise, Codorus, Shrewsbury and Manheim townships.[3]

Not to be confused with Daniel Petermann.

A piece by Peterman sold at auction in 2015 for $9,680.[4]

References
  1. Gerard C. Wertkin (2 August 2004). Encyclopedia of American Folk Art. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-135-95614-1.
  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.
  3. "Daniel Peterman was a York County Fraktur artist". The York Daily Record. Retrieved Apr 7, 2019.
  4. "York County fraktur fetches nearly $10,000 at auction". The York Daily Record. Retrieved Apr 7, 2019.


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