Tarot's influence on surrealism

[Ross G Caldwell]

An excellent short essay by Simone Perks, on tarot's influence on the surrealists, with some interesting trivia -
http://www.surrealismcentre.ac.uk/papersofsurrealism/journal3/acrobat_files/perks.pdf

E.g. -

"Gala too frequently read cards as a means to predict the future, prompting Salvador Dalí to indulge in his own series of tarot cards."

I didn't know that Gala read the cards.

Ross

 

[moderndayruth]

Thank you for the link, Ross

 

[Ross G Caldwell]

Thank you for the link, Ross

You're welcome (not every link is worthy of a post!)

I found the paper looking for reviews of van Riijnberk's book, which I'm considering buying. But this little essay is a gem of cultural history.

Ross

 

[baba-prague]

Thanks for this, how interesting, really great stuff.