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( please leave blank -- self-explanatory ) — Robert Wallman
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Artist StatementMy work focuses on architecture, its role in nature, and man’s struggle for a perfect world. I start with a hand drawing, then I use illustration software to create...
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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 want to use the octopus tentacles as a pattern. — Roberto Lanznaster
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Artist StatementSo much was going on in India during the time this book was written. Colonialism was in full force in India by the British, and cultural worlds were colliding....
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Artist StatementReaching into the lush jungle plants is a pale hand, the hand of Imperialism. — Angela Hadrill
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Artist StatementPencil drawing + digital color — Anna Masini
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Artist StatementI created this with the thought in mind that I wanted to capture all of Alice's adventures in one piece. I really wanted the reader to be engaged and...
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Artist StatementFor the Dracula book cover, I wanted to get away from the style that is usually used. All of the book covers I have seen for Dracula have had...
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Artist Statement"..." - Chris Arnold...
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Artist Statement"I created an original ink drawing on vellum and colored it in Photoshop. I wanted to achieve movement through line-work and typography, as well as use bold colors fitting...
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Artist Statement"..one of a series" - Nick Fairbankdesigner, photographer, husband, dad .. not necessarily in that order .. northern hemisphere
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Artist Statement"A portrait of the heroine of this beloved tale." - Nan LawsonNan Lawson is a self taught artist and Illustrator living and working in Los Angeles. There, she lives...
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Recovering the Classics is a crowdsourced collection of original covers for 50 of the greatest works of fiction in the public domain. All Recovering The Classics images are licensed under...
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Artist Statement"The sky is a recurring motif in the novel. " - T. M. Serlin
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Originally from the south of England, Darrell Stevens moved to the US in 2006, and has been working professionally in Graphic Design since 1995. Now self-employed, Darrell lives in Buffalo,...
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Feeling generally frustrated by the injustice of everyday life, MrFurious vents his considerable anger through art and design. Recovering the Classics is a crowdsourced collection of original covers for 50...
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Artist StatementWhat Drew Me to This Particular Book? Most of the modern covers fundamentally misunderstand the author’s intentions. When interviewed Sinclair regretted that his book became popular mainly because the...
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Recovering the Classics is a crowdsourced collection of original covers for 50 of the greatest works of fiction in the public domain. All Recovering The Classics images are licensed under...
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Artist Statement"\"I only want an easy mind, sir; not crushed by crowded obligations.\"" - Ed GaitherEd Gaither\'s an award-winning designer, developer, and educator living and working in the beautiful High...
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David has spent 13 years at world-class ad agencies creating successful campaigns and brand experiences for Fortune 500 companies including Activision, Disney, Sony, ABC, Fox, Nintendo, Toyota, Kia, LucasArts, Gatorade,...
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Recovering the Classics is a crowdsourced collection of original covers for 50 of the greatest works of fiction in the public domain. All Recovering The Classics images are licensed under...
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Artist Statement""Little Women" is an enduring and beloved classic, as well as being a stealthy piece of feminist literature. Alcott's story is warm and witty and surprisingly modern, and I...
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Artist StatementImage combines type lost in waves, and the lying silhouette of a bearded man looking up towards a craggy island with an sinister outline. The waves are hand-drawn and...
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Artist StatementWhen I think of Grimm's Fairy Tales, there are a few things that immediately pop into my head: Cinderella's glass slipper, the apple that poisoned Snow White, and a...
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Artist StatementI wanted to show through a simple symbol (the red star) one of the main ideas of the book-- how the working class is oppressed by an upper class....
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Artist StatementThe best of worst worlds. — Robert Wallman
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Artist StatementOui the People. — Robert Wallman
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Artist StatementI chose Alice\'s Adventures in Wonderland because growing up and even to this day I felt I could relate to her story. I wanted to create a visual that...
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Artist Statement I love reading because sometimes I want to escape from reality and it allows me to do that, but when I want to delve deep into reality, books...
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"I wanted to create a piece that embodied the pain that we still carry from slavery today." -Gemynii E. Gemynii is a self taught artist who mainly works with painting....
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Artist Statement\'The greatest victory is that which requires no battle.\' The Art of War, written in 6th century B.C. by Sun Tzu, continues to stand the test of time. Do...
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Artist StatementCan you dig it? — Robert Wallman
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Artist StatementEvolution of Buck throughout his journey. — Kirsten Mischler
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Artist StatementâIf all else perished, and he remained, I should still continue to be; and if all else remained, and he were annihilated, the universe would turn to a mighty...