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Robert M. Place (born 1947) is an artist and author known for his work on
tarot divination.
Work as an Artist
Place has worked since the 1970s as a sculptor, jeweler and illustrator. His sculpture has been exhibited on the
White House Christmas tree, in, The
New York State Museum, The
Delaware Art Museum, and The
Irish American Heritage Museum. Place’s jewelry has been exhibited in The
American Craft Museum, The
Philadelphia Museum of Art, The
Montclair Art Museum, The
Summit Art Center, the International Wilhelm Muller Competition, (which toured Museums in Germany),
Birmingham Institute of Art & Design, England, and in numerous galleries in the United States Ireland, Britain, and Japan. Place was awarded a 1984-85 New Jersey State Council on the Arts Fellowship and the
Niche Magazine Award for outstanding achievement in metal sculpture in 1990 and in 1991.
Work as Tarot Designer and Author
In the 1990s, Place turned his attention as an illustrator to the creation of tarot decks and began his career as an author. Place is best known as the creator of
The Alchemical Tarot, his first deck and book combination, which is illustrated in the style of 17th century alchemical engravings and presents a parallel between the “great work” of
alchemy,which leads to the creation of the
philosopher’s stone and the allegory in the tarot’s trumps.
In his other decks,
The Angels Tarot, The Tarot of the Saints, and
The Buddha Tarot, Place has explored the connection between religion,
mysticism and the tarot’s symbolism.
In his fifth book,
The Tarot: History, Symbolism, and Divination, his first book published not in connection with a tarot deck, Place contributes to the field of tarot history by discussing the images in the tarot in relation to the iconography of the 15th century
Italian Renaissance, the era when the tarot was created. Place relates each image in the tarot to similar images created at the that time and presents a theory of interpretation that's rooted in the art and philosophy of the time. The book also discusses contrasting occult theories and champions
Pamela Colman Smith as the primary designer of the
Waite-Smith Tarot.
The
Tarotpedia says that
The Tarot: History, Symbolism, and Divination “is bound to find a place amongst the most important works published this decade.”
"
Booklist", the publication of the
American Library Association, says that
The Tarot: History, Symbolism, and Divination “may be the best book ever written on that deck of cards decorated with mysterious images called the tarot.”
Tarot Decks by Place
- The Alchemical Tarot
- The Alchemical Tarot: Art Edition
- The Alchemical Tarot: Renewed
- The Angels Tarot
- The Buddha Tarot
- The Tarot of the Saints
- The Vampire Tarot (work in progress)
- The Tarot of the Sevenfold Mystery (work in progress)
Books by Place
The Alchemical Tarot: Revisited,(work in progress)
Mysteries, Legends, and Unexplained Phenomena Series: Astrology and Divination, [ISBN9780791093856]
Mysteries, Legends, and Unexplained Phenomena Series: Shamanism,(work in progress)
The Vampire Tarot,(work in progress)
The Tarot: History, Symbolism, and Divination, 2005, [ISBN1585423491]
The Buddha Tarot Companion: A Mandala of Cards, 2004, [ISBN1567185290]
A Gnostic Book of Saints, 2001, [ISBN0738701165]
The Angels Tarot, coauthored with Rosemary Ellen Guiley, 1995, [ISBN0062511939]
The Alchemical Tarot, coauthored with Rosemary Ellen Guiley, 1995, [ISBN1855383012]Further Information
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