The Digital Public Library of America amplifies the value of libraries as Americans’ most trusted sources of shared knowledge. They do this by proactively collaborating with partners in the field to accelerate innovative tools and ideas that empower and equip libraries to broaden digital access to information. Recovering The Classics is a crowdsourced collection of original book covers for some of the greatest works in the public domain, where anyone can contribute.
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Artist StatementA Christmas Carol is one of the greatest stories ever told. For my cover, I chose a minimalist design that focuses on the striking and haunting image of Scrooge's...
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"A modern take on Stoker's classic." -Wojciech Independent Artist Every great book deserves a great cover. Sadly, many of the greatest classics in the public domain are left with poorly...
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Artist StatementThe unusual take on the Stevenson's classic. I used Photoshop and Illustrator to create a drawing-like image of scarred Dr. Jekyll. — Wojciech Kasprowicz
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Artist StatementThe tiny world of New York ("The 400") society. Edith Wharton lived it and wrote about herself in these characters. A map of the city is portrayed here like...
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Artist StatementMany cold winters — Vivian Chang
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Artist StatementThe texture and material of the woman's skin are the same as the sumptuous cloth of her dress. And valued the same way. — Vivian Chang
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Artist StatementThe story of The Hunchback of Notre Dame revolves heavily around the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. I wanted to emphasize that by focusing on the details of the...
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Artist StatementThe story of The Hunchback of Notre Dame revolves heavily around the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. I wanted to emphasize that by focusing on the details of the...
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Artist StatementWhen I was younger, I would drive to school in the winter listening to A Christmas Carol on tape in my car. Christmas is also my favorite time of...
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Artist StatementWhen I was younger, I would drive to school in the winter listening to A Christmas Carol on tape in my car. Christmas is also my favorite time of...
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Artist StatementI wanted to create a typographic solution for this book cover and made a manual image with some photo effects. — Holden Oelke
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Artist StatementI journeyed to the center of my brain to combine two pictures I had taken with added digital enhancements. — Holden Oelke
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Artist StatementI am currently a college student majoring in Graphic Design, and minoring in art at Doane University in Crete, Nebraska. I am very interested in this field of study,...
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Artist StatementI wanted to mesh the ideals of flappers, with the images of philosophers. This is a predominately manual and graphic solution of doing so. — Shelby Krueger
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Artist StatementI wanted to mesh the ideals of flappers, with the images of philosophers. This is a predominately typographic solution of doing so. — Shelby Krueger
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Artist StatementSimplistic is good. Very good. — Patrick Hayslip
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Artist StatementMy cover depicts a guillotine with a ball of knitting resting in the head hole. I tried to make it symbolic of the book as a whole, as I...
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Artist StatementI feel like Northanger Abbey is one of Austen's more unappreciated works. It brilliantly parodies gothic novels, and I have always felt her use of wit, irony, and satire...
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Artist StatementI wanted to depict Quasimodo's heartbreak in a simple, minimalist way. — Ashley Slade
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Artist StatementWhen creating this cover, I wanted to play off of the title of the book and Whitman's very distinct look. His poetry praised nature, individuality, and the embrace of...
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Artist StatementFrankenstein has always been a favorite book of mine. This image represents the isolation that Frankenstein's monster must have felt on several levels. — Hillary Floyd
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Artist StatementStories inspire me and libraries are mind healers. I am a big fan of early sci-fi and it lent itself to plenty of visual imagery. I used ink and...
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Artist StatementStories inspire me and libraries are mind healers. I remember reading the metamorphosis as a kid and I could not get it out of my head for months. Decades...
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Artist StatementStories inspire me and libraries are mind healers. I have always loved the story of Cyrano de Bergerac and it lent itself to plenty of visual imagery. I used...
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Artist Statement( please leave blank -- self-explanatory ) — Robert Wallman
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Artist Statement( please leave blank -- self-explanatory ) — Robert Wallman
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Artist Statement( please leave blank -- self-explanatory ) — Robert Wallman
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Artist StatementDesign inspired by the Pictured Rocks of Lake Superior, where the poem takes place. — Robert Wallman
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Artist Statement( please leave blank -- self-explanatory ) — Robert Wallman
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Artist Statement( please leave blank -- self-explanatory ) — Robert Wallman
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Artist Statement( please leave blank -- self-explanatory ) — Robert Wallman
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Artist Statement( please leave blank -- self-explanatory ) — Robert Wallman
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Artist StatementThe book’s title forms the twister that transports Dorothy from her dull home life to the colorful world of the Yellow Brick Road and the Emerald City. — Jeff...
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Artist StatementOn the Origin of Species book cover; illustrated — Alexander Quay
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Artist StatementI loved reading Jules Verne's scientific adventure novels growing up, and decided to design covers for three of his classics - 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, Journey to the...
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Artist StatementI loved reading Jules Verne's scientific adventure novels growing up, and decided to design a cover for 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. I decided to create a sphere to...
