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 StatementI want to emphasize a rose and a shattered mirror because that is what comes to mind when I think of The Phantom of the Opera. — Brandon Kish
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Artist StatementAlice is one of my favorite books of all time. I try to capture one of the many memorable scenes of the story. I think that the image invites...
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Artist Statementone of a set of 9 — Nick Fairbank
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Artist Statementone of a set of 9 — Nick Fairbank
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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 Gaither
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Artist Statement\"I only want an easy mind, sir; not crushed by crowded obligations.\" — Ed Gaither
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Artist Statement\"\'Mademoiselle is a fairy,\' he said, whispering mysteriously.\" — Ed Gaither
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Artist Statement\"I am not an angel,\" I asserted; \"and I will not be one till I die: I will be myself.\" — Ed Gaither
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Artist Statement9 circles of hell — Nick Fairbank
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Artist StatementIn Looking-Glass land everything is reversed, I wanted to play with distortion. By flipping and reversing letters within the title, I wanted to reflect upon the journey Alice takes...
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Kassandra is a 25 year old Italian girl and marketing student who dearly loves classic novels. Recovering the Classics is a crowdsourced collection of original covers for 50 of the...
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Artist StatementAll for one, one for all — Kassandra Black
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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 StatementThe frankenstein book cover was created digitally with manual texture brought in. — Joshua Hayden
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Kassandra is a 25 year old Italian girl and marketing student who dearly loves classic novels. Recovering the Classics is a crowdsourced collection of original covers for 50 of the...
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Artist Statement"Evils of man can never be escaped in the mind." - Louise NormanGraphic designer, illustrator, artist, bookworm and fast-walker
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Artist StatementI LOVE Sherlock Holmes. It's been my favorite series since forever, and I've been taken with foggy London-everything ever since I read The Sign of Four. Classic! Cool! —...
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Artist StatementMy cover design for Flatland is designed to convey the idea that though Flatland may at first appear simple and dull, it is a multifaceted and deep landscape of...
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Artist StatementA minimalist design inspired by the thought process of a detective. — Alex Morris
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Artist StatementI love this project! I chose Winesburg Ohio - emphasizing the hands with an evocative, public domain photograph. — Matt Hinrichs
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Artist Statement 'There is, one knows not what sweet mystery about this sea, whose gently awful stirrings seems to speak of some hidden soul beneath..' Melville’s account of the vengeful...
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Artist StatementCover design for The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum — Brian Dahms
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Artist StatementMy usual watercolor didn't quite suit this piece, so I stuck with a flat style that works much better. I wanted something a little surreal and dark, but I...
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Artist Statement"Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain!" — Ed Gaither
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Artist StatementCover design for This Side of Paradise by F. Scott Fitzgerald — Sawsan Chalabi
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Artist StatementAnother print from a personal series re imagined as a playful take on the Nautilus. Let the adventure begin! — Wade Greenberg
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Artist Statement"...a mighty big river, that you could see on the map, resembling an immense snake uncoiled..." A story that is like the veins that snake through our body pumping...
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Artist StatementEvils of man can never be escaped in the mind. — Louise Norman
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Artist StatementGrimm's Fairy Tales actually has a history of beautiful book covers as well as top notch interior illustrations. However, I tried my best to try to design a cover...
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Artist StatementI wanted to show the main character finding her awakening at the bottom of the ocean. The ocean is important because in the book, this is where she has...
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Artist StatementI used traditional and digital methods to create a book cover for Jane Austen's Emma. I've always been an Austen fan, and I've never seen very fun covers for...
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Artist StatementBecause this story is centered on the story of Satan's fall from heaven and his influence in the original sin, I wanted the focus of the cover to be...
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Artist StatementI chose to depict a darker representation of King Arthur's story. In the center is Excalibur, tangled in twisting, thorny vines that represent the constant hardships and evils that...
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Artist StatementIn my first year in community college our teacher had us read A Doll's House, and it was probably my favorite thing we read the whole semester! I thought...
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Artist StatementI remember really enjoying Aesop's Fables as a child so I decided to pick this classic title! I created this work digitally with Procreate on my iPad. - Alex...
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Artist StatementI chose to re-imagine Frances Hodgson Burnett's 'The Secret Garden' as it holds a special place in my heart, as a child, my mom owned an old, tattered copy...
