Baseball Tarot
1999
Dan Gardiner
USA
Art Medium:
Coloured pencil against digital backgrounds.
Description:
Suits are numbered 1-12, then Coach and MVP ( Most Valuable Player). The Majors are renamed but reflect the tarot arcana symbolism. Thus 0 - Rookie, I - The All-Star, II - The Coach, III - The Natural, IV - The Legend, V - The Manager, VI - The Team, VII - Control, VIII - Power, IX - Reflection, X - The Breaks, XI - The Umpire, XII - Slump, XIII - Retirement, XIV - The Hero, XV - The Goat, XVI - Whole New Ball Game, XVII - Batting a Thousand, XVIII - The Catcher, XIX - The Pitcher, XX - The Rule Book, XXI - The World Series. Each minor has a phrase associated with it.