Bea Nettles
American
1946, Gainesville, Florida
Bea Nettles’s photographic tarot deck
Photographer Bea Nettles discusses her series Mountain Dream Tarot (1970-72), the first complete photographic tarot deck. Reflecting on the interconnections between art and life, she describes the eerie scenarios that unfolded among the people she used as models.
Works in the Collection
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Bea NettlesGhosts and Stitched Shadows
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Bea Nettles3 of Cups, from the series Mountain Dream Tarot -
Bea Nettles4 of Cups, from the series Mountain Dream Tarot -
Bea Nettles5 of Cups, from the series Mountain Dream Tarot -
Bea Nettles9 of Cups, from the series Mountain Dream Tarot -
Bea NettlesKnight of Cups, from the series Mountain Dream Tarot -
Bea NettlesQueen of Cups, from the series Mountain Dream Tarot -
Bea NettlesKing of Cups, from the series Mountain Dream Tarot -
Bea NettlesAce of Cups, from the series Mountain Dream Tarot
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