The Rider Waite Tarot Deck
Designed by Pamela Colman Smith and Arthur Edward Waite
In 1909, Artist Pamela Colman Smith, under the direction of Arthur Edward Waite, created an innovative 78-Card Deck that would come to be recognized as revolutionary. With descriptive pictures on 56 minor Arcana Cards and 22 major Arcana, the Rider-Waite deck digressed from the tradition of Tarot decks used for centuries and set the standard for nearly every tarot deck published.
