{"product_id":"the-pamela-colman-smith-commemorative-set","title":"The Pamela Colman Smith Commemorative Set","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Pamela Colman Smith Commemorative Set\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCelebrating the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e100th\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eAnniversary of the Rider-Waite Deck, the Pamela\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eColman\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eSmith Commemorative set will be cherished by all tarot collectors and art lovers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe deluxe set includes the Smith-Waite Centennial Tarot Deck and two books; The Artwork and Times of Pamela\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eColman\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eSmith, by Stuart R. Kaplan and Lynn Araujo, with over 100 examples of her non-tarot art, and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Pictorial Key to the Tarot\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eby Arthur Edward Waite, in a new format. The Smith-Waite Centennial Edition Tarot Deck is reproduced from the original 1909 deck and comes with a 78-card deck with drawstring organza bag.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe set also includes: 2 prints of Pamela\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eColman\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eSmith, one photo and one self-portrait, both 5” x 7” suitable for framing; six color postcards of artwork by Pamela\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eColman\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eSmith; and Spread Sheet Guide. Everything is attractively packaged in a deluxe keepsake case.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout Pamela\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eColman\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eSmith\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShe was born February 16, 1878, in Middlesex, England to American parents. Her childhood years were spent between London, New York, and Kingston, Jamaica. During her teens, she traveled throughout England with the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003etheatre\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ecompany of Ellen Terry and Henry Irving. Thereafter, she began formal art training at the Pratt Institute of Brooklyn, graduating in 1897.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlthough American by birth, she returned to England, where she became a theatrical designer for miniature\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003etheatre\u003c\/span\u003e, and an illustrator -- mainly of books, pamphlets and posters.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAround 1903, she joined the Order of the Golden Dawn. In 1909, under the guidance of Arthur Edward Waite, she undertook a series of seventy-eight allegorical paintings described by Waite as a rectified tarot pack. The designs, published in the same year by William Rider and Son, exemplify the mysticism, ritual, imagination, fantasy, and deep emotions of the artist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePamela\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eColman\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eSmith would all but be forgotten except for the seventy-eight tarot paintings known as the Rider-Waite Tarot pack. She would no doubt be astonished and gladdened to know that today the deck touches the hearts and emotions of millions of people.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSize: Case measures 5.25\" x 7.25\" x 3\" ; Cards measure 2.75\" x 4.75\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eAuthor:  Stuart R. Kaplan, Lynn Araujo\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eArtist:  Pamela Colman Smith\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"The Witches Sage LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48176565125290,"sku":"PCSS99","price":43.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0703\/1475\/4218\/files\/PamelaColmanSmith_PCSS99_A_tm.jpg?v=1775758943","url":"https:\/\/wiccancenter.com\/es\/products\/the-pamela-colman-smith-commemorative-set","provider":"Wiccan Center","version":"1.0","type":"link"}