America
“America” playing cards designed by Teodoro N Miciano, 1960.
“America” playing cards designed by Teodoro N Miciano (1903-1974) and first published by Heraclio Fournier in 1960
Teodoro Miciano studied architecture and fine art and specialised in engraving, etching and lithography. Later he became a professor at the Escuela Superior de Bellas Artes de San Fernando (San Fernando School of Fine Arts, Madrid). The richly illuminated cards portray Pre-Columbian artwork. Spades depict Northeastern Native Indians; diamonds show North American Indians; Clubs portray the Incas and hearts the Aztec civilisation.
Above: “America” playing cards designed by Teodoro N Miciano (1903-1974) and published by Heraclio Fournier S.A., 1960 & 1970. 52 cards + 2 jokers in box plus 2 booklets. This is the second edition of 1970. The four of clubs has the black exportation tax stamp used after 1964.
CREDITS & REFERENCES
García Martín, Enrique: La Baraja Francesa de figuras dobles de Heraclio Fournier, La Sota Nº 29, 2003
Scans of cards courtesy Rex Pitts.
By Simon Wintle
Member since February 01, 1996
Founder and editor of the World of Playing Cards since 1996. He is a former committee member of the IPCS and was graphics editor of The Playing-Card journal for many years. He has lived at various times in Chile, England and Wales and is currently living in Extremadura, Spain. Simon's first limited edition pack of playing cards was a replica of a seventeenth century traditional English pack, which he produced from woodblocks and stencils.
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