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 StatementModern and minimal vector illustration — Meredith Watson
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Artist StatementSimple and minimal vector illustration — Meredith Watson
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Artist StatementI wanted to keep it simple and modern yet still reflect the roaring 20s — Meredith Watson
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Artist StatementI used acrylic paint. The concept of my book cover is the battle between good and evil, which is also the main theme of the Grimm's Fairy Tales. The...
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Artist StatementI played off of the optical illusions that show two faces depending on how you look at it. I wanted this cover to be relatively minimalistic, but to reveal...
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Artist StatementI recently re-read Uncle Tom's Cabin with my book club. We remarked on how the issues addressed are still important and current. I was inspired by the book's early...
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Artist Statement I found this photo of Mary Pickford and it was so beautiful I had to do something with it. — Marie Mundaca
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Artist StatementThis is essentially a homage to the cover of the novel The Portable Veblen: A Novel by Elizabeth McKenzie, a book about a bright underachieving woman who is trying...
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Artist StatementI used Sir Thomas Lawrence's painting of actress Elizabeth Farren (c. 1790). I was drawn to the melancholy clouds, but the way the trees part, bringing the viewer into...
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Artist StatementA major theme in the novel is that enlightenment can only be achieved through the full examination of human experience. Siddhartha recrosses his path along the river through his...
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Artist StatementInspired by minimalist design philosophy, this cover conveys the savage energy that Dracula innately possesses through the use of fully saturated colors, highlighted by the piercing of innocence of...
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Artist StatementThe Unique and unusual illustration and book cover for Kafka's classic. — Wojciech Kasprowicz
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Artist StatementA Christmas Carol is one of the greatest stories ever told. For my cover, I chose a minimalist design that focuses on the striking and haunting image of Scrooge's...
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"A modern take on Stoker's classic." -Wojciech Independent Artist Every great book deserves a great cover. Sadly, many of the greatest classics in the public domain are left with poorly...
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Artist StatementThe unusual take on the Stevenson's classic. I used Photoshop and Illustrator to create a drawing-like image of scarred Dr. Jekyll. — Wojciech Kasprowicz
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Artist StatementThe tiny world of New York ("The 400") society. Edith Wharton lived it and wrote about herself in these characters. A map of the city is portrayed here like...
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Artist StatementMany cold winters — Vivian Chang
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Artist StatementThe texture and material of the woman's skin are the same as the sumptuous cloth of her dress. And valued the same way. — Vivian Chang
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Artist StatementThe story of The Hunchback of Notre Dame revolves heavily around the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. I wanted to emphasize that by focusing on the details of the...
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Artist StatementThe story of The Hunchback of Notre Dame revolves heavily around the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. I wanted to emphasize that by focusing on the details of the...
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Artist StatementWhen I was younger, I would drive to school in the winter listening to A Christmas Carol on tape in my car. Christmas is also my favorite time of...
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Artist StatementWhen I was younger, I would drive to school in the winter listening to A Christmas Carol on tape in my car. Christmas is also my favorite time of...
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Artist StatementI wanted to create a typographic solution for this book cover and made a manual image with some photo effects. — Holden Oelke
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Artist StatementI journeyed to the center of my brain to combine two pictures I had taken with added digital enhancements. — Holden Oelke
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Artist StatementI am currently a college student majoring in Graphic Design, and minoring in art at Doane University in Crete, Nebraska. I am very interested in this field of study,...
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Artist StatementI wanted to mesh the ideals of flappers, with the images of philosophers. This is a predominately manual and graphic solution of doing so. — Shelby Krueger
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Artist StatementI wanted to mesh the ideals of flappers, with the images of philosophers. This is a predominately typographic solution of doing so. — Shelby Krueger
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Artist StatementSimplistic is good. Very good. — Patrick Hayslip
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Artist StatementMy cover depicts a guillotine with a ball of knitting resting in the head hole. I tried to make it symbolic of the book as a whole, as I...
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Artist StatementI feel like Northanger Abbey is one of Austen's more unappreciated works. It brilliantly parodies gothic novels, and I have always felt her use of wit, irony, and satire...
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Artist StatementI wanted to depict Quasimodo's heartbreak in a simple, minimalist way. — Ashley Slade
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Artist StatementWhen creating this cover, I wanted to play off of the title of the book and Whitman's very distinct look. His poetry praised nature, individuality, and the embrace of...
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Artist StatementFrankenstein has always been a favorite book of mine. This image represents the isolation that Frankenstein's monster must have felt on several levels. — Hillary Floyd
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Artist StatementStories inspire me and libraries are mind healers. I am a big fan of early sci-fi and it lent itself to plenty of visual imagery. I used ink and...
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Artist StatementStories inspire me and libraries are mind healers. I remember reading the metamorphosis as a kid and I could not get it out of my head for months. Decades...
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Artist StatementStories inspire me and libraries are mind healers. I have always loved the story of Cyrano de Bergerac and it lent itself to plenty of visual imagery. I used...
