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 Statement "When I was a kid we would grab our poles and ride our bikes to the creek. All day long it was like Huck Finn and Tom Sawyer....
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Artist Statement"Gulliver looking up at a Brobdingnagian... or a Lilliputian looking up at Gulliver?" - Naomi SlomanI am an illustrator from Brighton, England. I make playful illustrations based on everyday...
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Artist Statement"Turn into the jungle with your familiar friends. " - Jeff WaltersAmerican artist and illustrator, (1981) Jeff Walters applies his practice of graphic design, art direction and visual art...
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Artist StatementI wanted to create a cover of king Arthur that was revamping the classic king Arthur tale through redesigning a cover that would engage new readers. I like the...
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Artist Statement( please leave blank -- self-explanatory ) — Robert Wallman
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Artist StatementMadeleines never forget. — Robert Wallman
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Artist StatementHook, Line, and Tinker Bell — Robert Wallman
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Artist StatementA spoonful of gruel makes the misery go down. — Robert Wallman
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Artist StatementTake a bow. — Robert Wallman
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Artist StatementInspired by King Solomon's death mask. — Robert Wallman
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Artist StatementInspired by this quote from the book, 'I have as much soul as you, - and full as much heart!' — Robert Wallman
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Artist StatementThe 9 Life Savers of Hell — Robert Wallman
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Artist StatementAn abstraction of windows from the house where three families' lives intersect. — Robert Wallman
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Artist StatementThis cover is part of a series using silhouettes as a main theme. I chose to use silhouettes as a uniting theme because of their historical use in posters,...
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Artist StatementThis cover is part of a series using silhouettes as a main theme. I chose to use silhouettes as a uniting theme because of their historical use in posters,...
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Artist StatementThis cover is part of a series using silhouettes as a main theme. I chose to use silhouettes as a uniting theme because of their historical use in posters,...
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Artist StatementThe design uses common wayfinding imagery (with one significant modification) to illustrate the essence of the story. — Jeff Shea
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Artist StatementThe guillotine serves to represent the hostility and terror of the French Revolution. — Jennifer Davis
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Artist StatementI made this cover with the idea of doing something nobody has seen before in mind. — Elizabeth Blanke
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Artist StatementI have created a book cover for "Inferno" by Dante Alighieri, Using the concept of the Nine Circles of hell for the design. — Kenneth Pelletier
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Artist StatementAs a project for my graphic design class, I recreated the cover of one of my favorite books from high school. I used photoshop and illustrator to display the...
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Artist StatementAs a project for my graphic design class, I recreated the cover of one of my favorite books from high school. I used photoshop and illustrator to display the...
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Artist StatementThe illustration alludes to a key scene in the book involving Agnes and baby birds. — Robert Wallman
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Artist StatementThis book cover for Peter Pan is very simple. The dark blue background is meant to represent space. There are two stars in the upper right hand corner, the...
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Artist StatementI designed a book cover that represents Poe as a human and an author. I wanted to create a cover that was as abstract as the workings of Poe's...
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Artist Statement"\"So it came to pass that as he trudged from the place of blood and wrath his soul changed.\"" - Ed GaitherEd Gaither\'s an award-winning designer, developer, and educator...
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Artist Statement" " - Luis PradoArgentine-born graphic designer & advertising freelancer. Passionate about visual communications and coffee.
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Artist Statement"Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson The daily struggle to find ourselves, self-realization. The fear that who we are or what we may...
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Artist Statement"Joyce examines the real dirt and grit middle class of Ireland. Many of the characters stories had gone untold because of their unsavory positions in society. This cover reinterprets...
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Artist StatementI chose to recover a cherished book from my childhood, The Secret Garden. I have always loved this book. As a young girl, this book inspired me to go...
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Artist Statement(self-explanatory -- please do not format) — Robert Wallman
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Artist Statement(self-explanatory -- please do not format) — Robert Wallman
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Artist Statement(self-explanatory -- please do not format) — Robert Wallman
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Artist Statement(self-explanatory -- please do not format) — Robert Wallman
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Artist Statement(self-explanatory -- please do not format) — Robert Wallman
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Artist Statement(self-explanatory -- please do not format) — Robert Wallman
