David Palladini (April 1, 1946 – March 13, 2019) was an

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, best known for his Aquarian Tarot deck (Morgan Press, 1970) and its reworking as the New Palladini Tarot (1997, U.S. Games Systems), and illustrations of children's books, especially ''The Girl Who Cried Flowers and other tales'' by

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( T. Y. Crowell, 1973). His style is reminiscent of the

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illustrations of

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and

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, and the

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designs of

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. Palladini was born in Italy and emigrated to America as a child. His dual cultural background is expressed in the lush creativity of his work. After studying art, photography, and film at the

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in New York City, he was a photographer at the

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in Mexico City on his first job. Palladini illustrated the second edition of a novel by

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, ''

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'' (Viking, 1987). The artwork was rendered in pencil and ink on Bienfeng velour paper. Depending on retention of the illustrations subsequently, that may be his most widely held work in

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libraries. Otherwise Yolen's ''The Girl Who Cried Flowers'' is his most widely held, by a wide margin. He also did an edition of '' Beauty: A Retelling of the Story of Beauty and the Beast'' by

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(1978), her first novel. David's artistic memoir, ''The Journal of an Artist'', a bracingly honest look at a man who chose to honor his authentic path by devoting his life to art, was published by Black Swan Press in 2011. David discusses his work on The Aquarian Tarot and the New Palladini Tarot in ''Painting the Soul: The Tarot Art of David Palladini'', with co-author Anastasia Haysler, also published by Black Swan Press in 2013. David has worked and lived in

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(New York State), Jamaica, and France. He spent the last years of his life in

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, California and continued to paint, write, and exhibit his work. David died on March 13, 2019, peacefully at home.

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