Pamela Colman Smith
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Pamela Colman Smith was a British artist and occultist best known for illustrating the Rider–Waite tarot deck, whose distinctive imagery has become a standard in modern tarot.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artist
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illustrator ⓘ occultist ⓘ tarot artist ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Pamela “Pixie” Colman Smith
NERFINISHED
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Pixie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Rider Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthCountry | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1878-02-16 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| collaboratedWith | Arthur Edward Waite NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| convertedTo | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| created | The Green Sheaf (private press periodical) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1951-09-18 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Bude, Cornwall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designed |
Major Arcana of the Rider–Waite tarot deck
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Minor Arcana of the Rider–Waite tarot deck NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Pratt Institute NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employedBy | William Rider & Son NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Jamaican descent through her mother ⓘ |
| familyName | Smith ⓘ |
| field |
design
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illustration ⓘ painting ⓘ |
| givenName | Pamela NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| illustratedFor |
Bram Stoker
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Ellen Terry NERFINISHED ⓘ William Butler Yeats NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Arthur Edward Waite
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folk tales and storytelling ⓘ occult symbolism ⓘ |
| knownFor |
illustrating the Rider–Waite tarot deck
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introducing fully illustrated Minor Arcana scenes in tarot ⓘ |
| legacy | Rider–Waite–Smith tarot deck became a standard in modern tarot practice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf | Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement |
Occult art
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Symbolism ⓘ |
| name | Pamela Colman Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Annancy Stories
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Rider–Waite tarot deck NERFINISHED ⓘ The Illustrated Verses of William Butler Yeats NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
designer
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illustrator ⓘ painter ⓘ publisher ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| studiedUnder | Arthur Wesley Dow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workedIn |
London
NERFINISHED
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New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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