{"product_id":"the-pamela-colman-smith-commemorative-set","title":"The Pamela Colman Smith Commemorative Set","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_wc_description et_pb_wc_description_0_tb_body et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_text_align_left\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"et_pb_module_inner\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eCelebrating the 100th Anniversary of the Rider-Waite Deck, the Pamela Colman Smith Commemorative set will be cherished by all tarot collectors and art lovers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eThe deluxe set includes the Smith-Waite Centennial Tarot Deck and two books; The Artwork and Times of Pamela Colman Smith, by Stuart R. Kaplan and Lynn Araujo, with over 100 examples of her non-tarot art, and The Pictorial Key to the Tarot by Arthur Edward Waite, in a new format. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eThe 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\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eThe set also includes: 2 prints of Pamela Colman Smith, one photo and one self-portrait, both suitable for framing; six color postcards of artwork by Pamela Colman Smith; and Spread Sheet Guide. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eEverything is attractively packaged in a deluxe keepsake case.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout Pamela Colman Smith\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\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 theatre company of Ellen Terry and Henry Irving. Thereafter, she began formal art training at the Pratt Institute of Brooklyn, graduating in 1897. Although American by birth, she returned to England, where she became a theatrical designer for miniature theatre , and an illustrator -- mainly of books, pamphlets and posters.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\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. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eThe designs, published in the same year by William Rider and Son, exemplify the mysticism, ritual, imagination, fantasy, and deep emotions of the artist.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003ePamela Colman Smith 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\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExplore more \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/zencollection.ca\/collections\/tarot-decks\"\u003etarot decks\u003c\/a\u003e at Zen Collection, your trusted metaphysical store in Canada.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eProduct Specifications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Artist:\u003c\/strong\u003e Stuart R. Kaplan, Lynn Araujo, Pamela Colman Smith\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCard Count:\u003c\/strong\u003e 78 cards\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e Case measures 5.25\" x 7.25\" x 3\" ; Cards measure 2.75\" x 4.75\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNotes:\u003c\/strong\u003e Packaged in a deluxe keepsake case. Includes drawstring organza bag.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Shop with Zen Collection\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe are a trusted metaphysical store in Canada offering a wide selection of tarot, oracle, crystals, and spiritual tools.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"U.S. Games Systems","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46364673966230,"sku":"not found","price":35.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0637\/1347\/6758\/files\/PCSS99_8.webp?v=1777414868","url":"https:\/\/zencollection.ca\/products\/the-pamela-colman-smith-commemorative-set","provider":"Zen Collection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}