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 Shadows1971
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Bea NettlesGhosts and Stitched Shadows1971
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Bea NettlesUntitled1972 -
Bea NettlesUntitled1972 -
Bea NettlesUntitled1972 -
Bea NettlesUntitled1972 -
Bea NettlesUntitled1972 -
Bea NettlesUntitled1972 -
Bea NettlesUntitled1972 -
Bea NettlesUntitled1972 -
Bea NettlesUntitled1972 -
Bea NettlesUntitled1972 -
Bea Nettles3 of Cups, from the series Mountain Dream Tarot1970–1972 -
Bea Nettles4 of Cups, from the series Mountain Dream Tarot1970–1972 -
Bea Nettles5 of Cups, from the series Mountain Dream Tarot1970–1972 -
Bea Nettles9 of Cups, from the series Mountain Dream Tarot1970–1972 -
Bea NettlesKnight of Cups, from the series Mountain Dream Tarot1970–1972 -
Bea NettlesQueen of Cups, from the series Mountain Dream Tarot1970–1972 -
Bea NettlesKing of Cups, from the series Mountain Dream Tarot1970–1972 -
Bea NettlesAce of Cups, from the series Mountain Dream Tarot1970–1972 -
Bea Nettles7 of Pentacles, from the series Mountain Dream Tarot1970–1972 -
Bea NettlesTwo of Pentacles, from the series Mountain Dream Tarot1970–1972 -
Bea Nettles4 of Pentacles, from the series Mountain Dream Tarot1970–1972 -
Bea NettlesKnight of Pentacles, from the series Mountain Dream Tarot1970–1972 -
Bea NettlesAce of Pentacles, from the series Mountain Dream Tarot1970–1972 -
Bea Nettles4 of Wands, from the series Mountain Dream Tarot1970–1972 -
Bea NettlesEight of Wands, from the series Mountain Dream Tarot1970–1972 -
Bea Nettles10 of Wands, from the series Mountain Dream Tarot1970–1972 -
Bea NettlesKnight of Wands, from the series Mountain Dream Tarot1970–1972 -
Bea NettlesQueen of Wands, from the series Mountain Dream Tarot1970–1972 -
Bea NettlesKing of Wands, from the series Mountain Dream Tarot1970–1972 -
Bea NettlesAce of Wands, from the series Mountain Dream Tarot1970–1972 -
Bea Nettles4 of Swords, from the series Mountain Dream Tarot1970–1972 -
Bea NettlesEight of Swords, from the series Mountain Dream Tarot1970–1972 -
Bea NettlesThe Chariot, from the series Mountain Dream Tarot1970–1972 -
Bea NettlesStrength, from the series Mountain Dream Tarot1970–1972 -
Bea NettlesAce of Swords, from the series Mountain Dream Tarot1970–1972 -
Bea NettlesKing of Swords, from the series Mountain Dream Tarot1970–1972 -
Bea NettlesQueen of Swords, from the series Mountain Dream Tarot1970–1972 -
Bea Nettles9 of Swords, from the series Mountain Dream Tarot1970–1972 -
Bea NettlesThe High Priestess, from the series Mountain Dream Tarot1970–1972 -
Bea NettlesFool, from the series Mountain Dream Tarot1970–1972 -
Bea Nettles2:351976 -
Bea NettlesFlood1999 -
Bea NettlesMountain Dream Tarot1970–1972 -
Bea NettlesWestern July...Summer Instamatics1972
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