The Sun

A child rides a white horse beneath a great radiant sun, a red banner streaming, sunflowers rising over a garden wall. Pamela Colman Smith drew it in 1909 as the deck's plainest joy — the card of daylight and the uncovered. The sun's face looks straight out, its rays alternating straight and wavy. Smith gave the whole deck this warmth in a matter of months for a flat fee, and history kept her name in shadow for the better part of a century. Look for the four sunflowers, the child's feather, and the small 'PCS' monogram at the lower edge of the plate.

Maker

Pamela Colman Smith, for A. E. Waite

Date

1909

Medium of the original

Plate

Original held by

Published London, 1909 · scan: Wikimedia Commons

Credit

Published London, 1909 · scan: Wikimedia Commons

Rights

Public domain, verified

Catalogue number

PA-00446