Art Nouveau Tarot

In the Art Nouveau Tarot, the artist Matt Myers takes traditional tarot symbols and presents them in the decorative art nouveau style. His images reflect the curved lines and stylized figures characteristic of this popular, turn-of-the-century artistic movement. Each suit in this deck tells a story concerning a family, and the numbered cards show the characters as figures in a stained glass window. This deck was begun in June 1984 and completed in April 1988. The original card images were painted in oil on illustration board. A self-portrait of the artist is included as an extra card. Myers has dedicated the Art Nouveau Tarot to the science fiction writer Ursula Le Guin who "showed him his beginning place."

Deck

Number of
Cards Card
Size Copyright Publisher Card Back Design

78
22 major
56 minor
2 3/8"
x
4 3/8" 1989 U. S. Games [back design]

Deck
Number of Cards	Card Size	Copyright	Publisher	Card Back Design
78 22 major 56 minor	2 3/8" x 4 3/8"	1989	U. S. Games

Also Included: instruction booklet (24 pages), title card, artist self-portrait card

Category: Tarot

Major Arcana Card Names:
Fool, Magician, Priestess, Empress, Emperor, Priest,
Lovers, Chariot, Strength, Hermit, Wheel, Justice,
Hanged Man, Death, Temperance, Devil, Tower, Star, Moon,
Sun, Judgment, World
Suit Names: Staves (Wands), Cups, Swords, Coins (Pentacles)
Court Cards: King, Queen, Knight, Page
Language of Card Titles: English
Style of Numbered Suit Cards: figures in various poses (except for Aces and 4 of Swords)

See Also:

Related Items: Art Theme decks, Tarot Art Nouveau

Sample Card Images:

[Knight of Coins] [Five of Swords] [Nine of Staves]

Reference: The Encyclopedia of Tarot: Volume 3 by Stuart Kaplan, pgs. 564, 570