Tarot (Rider-Waite) Posters?

[MarkMcElroy]

I'm hoping this post belongs here in Books and Media, and not in Tarot Talk!

A friend is looking for poster-size prints of Rider-Waite images, particularly the Nine of Pents and the Empress. She swears she's seen these in stores, but can't remember where.

Does anyone here know of a place that sells these? Any info would be appreciated!

Mark

 

[doreen]

Hi All,
I too would be very interested in tracking down these posters.
Doreen.

 

[Ross G Caldwell]

Hi Mark,

I'm hoping this post belongs here in Books and Media, and not in Tarot Talk!

A friend is looking for poster-size prints of Rider-Waite images, particularly the Nine of Pents and the Empress. She swears she's seen these in stores, but can't remember where.

Does anyone here know of a place that sells these? Any info would be appreciated!

Mark

I'm sure I saw something like that somewhere as well... decades ago. Talk about an urban legend! Also, I know that Thoth cards are regularly put out as a calendar - so A3 (European) size...

I don't think *original* Rider Tarot cards would make good poster size, just because of the manner of printing the colors. They would look like poor Lichtensteins. But who knows? Maybe US Games made a calendar or even some posters. Not a bad idea.

I would suggest scanning and printing out your own posters at Kinko's... but I know there are people eager to warn about dubious copyright claims, so why not just scan the b/w line art from Waite's "Key", work on it and color it in a graphics program, and blow it up on poster paper? No copyright issue there (and I'm serious, quit worrying (not you Mark) that somebody will go after you for a private poster... or even a hundred ads for a band or something).

Best regards,

Ross

 

[WyrdRaven]

I saw them in the Freep (Free Press Bookstore in L.A; long since closed) in the late Sixties. They were very bright and colorful. I haven't seen them anywhere since then, and I've been keeping an eye out. If you find a source for old posters from that time period, you may be able to locate them. (I think the images were The Sun and The Lovers, but memory is hazy now).

 

[Mabuse]

The only time I've seen an RWS poster was from a 70's era horror film I've watched on Hulu where a large poster of The Magician was displayed in the background at someone's house. I don't remember the name of the film though.

 

[Shade]

Cafepress and Zazzle have posters of some cards but the Rider Waite ones seem to only be of the entire major arcana... but one could always use a high resolution, public domain image of these cards and create a poster. Is the Rider Waite currently public Domain in the US?

 

[Storm82]

I have heard RWS is free to use...

but is that all RWS pictures, or just the black and white (uncolored)?