Pamela Colman Smith

British occultist, artist and illustrator (1878–1951)

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Lived 1878–1951, aged 73United Kingdom
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    1878–1951
    Aged 73
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Updated 2026-06-19

Pamela Colman Smith, nicknamed "Pixie", was a British artist, illustrator, writer, publisher, and occultist. She is best-known for illustrating the Rider–Waite Tarot for Arthur Edward Waite. This tarot deck became the standard among tarot card readers, and remains the most widely used today. Smith also illustrated over 20 books, wrote two collections of Jamaican folklore, edited two magazines, and ran the Green Sheaf Press, a small press focused on women writers.

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