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*Tarot Visions: Illuminating Decks by Womxn Artists*August 17–November 23,
2022
Art Walk: Friday, November 11, 2022

Brizdle-Schoenberg Special Collections Center
<https://ringling.libguides.com/specialcollections>
2nd floor of the Alfred R. Goldstein Library
<https://www.ringling.edu/library>
Ringling College of Art + Design

*Tarot Visions* showcases the art of tarot decks created by womxn artists
using photography, collage, painting, and illustration. Fascinating and
influential tarot decks from the past one hundred years are on display,
with an emphasis on recent decks by living artists.

Newly released reference sources on tarot art published by Taschen, Abrams,
Quarto, and Frances Lincoln allow readers the opportunity to discern the
contributions of womxn artists upon the imagery of tarot.* While the
history of tarot dates back to 1441 or possibly as early as 1420, the
internationally popular *Rider-Waite-Smith Tarot* deck (originally
published in 1909) with illustrations by Pamela Colman Smith has influenced
generations of tarot artists, including many in this exhibition.**

The assembly of decks included here is not exhaustive but one entrée into
an illuminating, and ongoing story about womxn artists in the world of
tarot. Discover symbolically intriguing decks intended for divination or
self-discovery, diverse visual interpretations of the archetypes and
emblems on the major and minor arcana cards, and the creators behind the
decks in their own words. *Tarot Visions* gathers work by:

Pamela Colman Smith (1878–1951)
Tillie Walden
Alejandra Luisa Léon
Maja D’Aoust Witch of the Dawn
Mary Evans
Ithell Colquhoun (1906–1988)
Bea Nettles
The Story Medicine
Safara Wanjagi
Olivia M. Healy

The Brizdle-Schoenberg Special Collections Center recently began collecting
tarot decks to increase equity in our history of illustration collection.
We seek out areas of graphic arts where womxn artists have historically
been present (even if not properly credited or recognized), are currently
flourishing, and altering our expectations.

Check out our weekly artist features on Facebook
<https://www.facebook.com/ringlinglibrary/> and Instagram
<https://www.instagram.com/rcadgoldsteinlibrary/%C2%A0> throughout the
exhibition!

* See e.g. Jessica Hundley, *Tarot*
<https://ringling.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01RINGLING_INST/1u17ade/alma993591273306101>
(Taschen:
Köln, 2020); Laetitia Barbier, *Tarot and Divination Cards: A Visual
Archive*
<https://ringling.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01RINGLING_INST/1u17ade/alma993620346806101>
(New
York: Abrams, 2021); Holly Adams Easley and Esther Joy Archer, *The History
of Tarot Art: Demystifying the Art and Arcana, Deck by Deck*
<https://ringling.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01RINGLING_INST/1u17ade/alma993620546806101>
(Bellevue,
WA: Quarto, 2021); and Sarah Bartlett, *Iconic Tarot Decks: The History,
Symbolism and Design of over 50 Decks*
<https://ringling.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01RINGLING_INST/1u17ade/alma993620346706101>
(London:
Frances Lincoln, 2021).
**Although not included here, other influential 20th century decks by womxn
artists include the *Thoth Tarot* which is based on a system designed by
Aleister Crowley with artwork by Frieda Harris (first published in 1944)
and *Motherpeace* which is a mini round tarot deck published by Karen Vogel
and Vicki Nobel in 1981.

*Janelle Rebel*

*Digital Curation and Special Collections Librarian*

Brizdle-Schoenberg Special Collections Center
<http://ringling.libguides.com/specialcollections>

Ringling College of Art and Design

2700 N Tamiami Trail

Sarasota, FL 34234-5895

(941) 359-7583

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