Mexican Artdeck
Works by 14 different 20th century Mexican artists.
From a European perspective, Mexican art remains something of a closed book, apart from the work of Frida Kahlo (1907-1954) and Diego Rivera (1886-1957). This pack was – in part – intended to change that view, including, as it does, works by another 12 talented Mexican artists of the 20th century. Each card value covers the work of one artist, thus four different paintings by 13 different artists. In addition, the Joker is a work called “The Revolutionary Horseman” by Jose Guadalupe Posada (1852-1913). All of the images are in vertical format, with the title of the work and the name of the artist beneath. See the box►
Above: Mexican Artdeck printed by Carta Mundi, Turnhout, Belgium, for Aristoplay, Ltd, Ann Arbor, MI, USA, 1993. 52 cards + 2 (identical) Jokers + 1 extra card + 16-page booklet in English, in tuck box (the 7 of Spades is reproduced on the back of the box). Size: 65 x 100 mm. ©1993 by Aristoplay, Ltd.
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By Roddy Somerville
France • Member since May 31, 2022
Roddy started collecting stamps on his 8th birthday. In 1977 he joined the newly formed playing-card department at Stanley Gibbons in London before setting up his own business in Edinburgh four years later. His collecting interests include playing cards, postcards, stamps (especially playing cards on stamps) and sugar wrappers. He is a Past President of the Scottish Philatelic Society, a former Chairman of the IPCS, a Past Master of the Worshipful Company of Makers of Playing Cards and Curator of the WCMPC’s collection of playing cards. He lives near Toulouse in France.
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