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 StatementThe question remains: What caused Gregor Samsa to transform into a giant beetle? Perhaps, it was within him all along... — J.R.J. Sweeney
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Roberto is a Brazilian illustrator and graphic designer. He loves books, movies, and 2D Animation. Recovering the Classics is a crowdsourced collection of original covers for 50 of the greatest...
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Artist Statement""Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain!"" - Ed GaitherI’m an award-winning designer, developer, and educator living and working in the High Country of North Carolina, a...
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Artist StatementThink about it. — Jon Cain
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Artist StatementRevolution.. War.. A classic modernized. — Natalia Rodriguez
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Artist StatementTrying to produce a somewhat more mysterious approach with this cover, there are known elements from the books, but in a more minimalistic way. — Kjell-Roger Ringstad
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Artist StatementStrange 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 StatementMy version of the cover for Jack London's Call of the Wild was meant to be a basic feel of cold, mountains, and screams or howls if you will....
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Artist StatementBecause the Beautiful and Damned was set in the early 1920s during the Jazz age, and the main character often sits in the bathtub contemplating his life, I wanted...
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Artist StatementI wanted to create a foreboding atmosphere. The cover depicts snowfall, with snow collecting on Griffin's invisible body. The title and author's name are intentionally transparent, for obvious reasons....
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Artist StatementI wanted to honor the vintage, high society feel of the original story with this digital collage. The curtain obscures the image of the man, who looks pristine but...
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Artist StatementUsing the softwares, Procreate, Painting Tool SAI, and Adobe Photoshop, I was able to use gradients and symmetrical as well as asymmetrical line work to create my version of...
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Artist StatementI focused on showing the whimsical world of the story by distorting some typography and the chess board back ground, but tried to maintain order at the same time...
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Artist Statement 'I am Oz, the Great and Terrible,' spoke the Beast, in a voice that was one great roar. Who are you, and why do you seek me?' L....
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Artist Statement My version of the cover for Jack London's Call of the Wild was meant to be a basic feel of cold, mountains, and screams or howls if you...
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Artist StatementOscar Wilde lived in a time when being himself was a crime. He ended up in jail for it. Unimaginable conflict. - Vivian Chang
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Artist Statement For this campaign I wanted to do a recovery of the classical illustrations by Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland! As someone who always loved this story growing...
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Artist StatementThis design displays the colorfulness of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. With a modern twist, it shows that the ruby slippers are a focal point of the story. -...
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Artist Statement I created a book cover for Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen, depicting the contrast and conflict between the two main characters, Elizabeth and Darcy, through the use...
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Artist Statement Ever since I was a child, reading at night by the hallway light coming through the crack in my bedroom door, books have been an escape to other...
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Artist StatementThis cover uses custom art-deco inspired typography and a line drawing of Le Corbusier's iconic "Villa Savoye" to evoke an architectural blueprint. - Trevor Messersmith
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Artist StatementI wanted to make a somewhat daunting read more engaging with illustration and custom type. - Trevor Messersmith
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Artist Statement Anne Elliott is young and people tries to persuade her about a good marriage. She doesn't give attention to them. She lost her mother and is just concerned...
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Artist Statement I noticed that a lot of the covers for the Arabian Nights focuses on the magic and fantasy of the tales. Though I love these elements I wanted...
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Artist Statement Poe's authorship has been hugely influential, feeding our cravings for tales of the dark and mysterious. Innumerable works of art, paintings, films, songs, fashion, and of course books...
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Artist Statement Cover inspired by old ads. The story is intense, so i tried to re-create the cover with a different vision. More colorful. But the tension is still visible...
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Artist StatementI put the hypnotizing black and white swirl in the back, creating an illusion-like trance to symbolize Alice’s adventure. I illustrated lively flowers that might be found in Wonderland,...
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Artist Statement"And most generally there is something about everything that you can be glad about, if you keep hunting long enough to find it." — Ed Gaither
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Artist Statement"She said she knew we were safe with you, and always would be, because once, when she asked you to, you'd given up the thing you most wanted." —...
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Artist Statement"Peacefully they will die, peacefully they will expire in Thy name, and beyond the grave they will find nothing but death. But we shall keep the secret, and for...
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Artist StatementMy cover's main feature is a macaroon, used in this book as a symbol for rebellion and free will. The middle of the macaroon is a filling that drips...
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Artist StatementI wanted to focus on Mina Harker and how she is fundamental to the story of Dracula. I wanted to portray her coming from the darkness of the castle...
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Artist StatementI am an illustrator and surface designer, so I wanted to combine book cover design with an illustrated pattern. — Caroline Stoltzfus
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Artist StatementBeing a huge animal lover, I chose The Story of Doctor Dolittle to illustrate. Doctor Dolittle travels throughout the globe, so the backdrop of the illustration are vintage maps...
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Artist StatementSubmitted in previous version. Thanks! — Paul Morris
