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 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 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 StatementI photographed a piece of art in one of my college buildings and placed the primary focus on the card next to the frame. - Joey Winton
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Artist StatementFor this cover I started with a blind contour drawing and went back in and added the scribble lines to up the creep factor. I took heavy inspiration from...
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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 most frightening image from this book, to me, was the idea of Dorian's portrait, covered, slowly gathering dust in his spare room. I wanted my cover to portray...
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Artist StatementA typographic depiction of the main character\'s eventual disfigurement. — Robert Wallman
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Artist StatementâThose who find ugly meanings in beautiful things are corrupt without being charming. This is a fault. Those who find beautiful meanings in beautiful things are the cultivated. For...
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Artist StatementA fascinating story, so i tried to capture the spirit of the main character. — Roberlan Borges
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Artist StatementSilk screen, May 2013. — Maëlle Doliveux
