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 StatementDesign inspired by the Pictured Rocks of Lake Superior, where the poem takes place. — Robert Wallman
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Artist Statement( please leave blank -- self-explanatory ) — Robert Wallman
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Artist Statement( please leave blank -- self-explanatory ) — Robert Wallman
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Artist Statement( please leave blank -- self-explanatory ) — Robert Wallman
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Artist Statement( please leave blank -- self-explanatory ) — Robert Wallman
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Artist StatementThe book’s title forms the twister that transports Dorothy from her dull home life to the colorful world of the Yellow Brick Road and the Emerald City. — Jeff...
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Artist StatementOn the Origin of Species book cover; illustrated — Alexander Quay
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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 loved reading Jules Verne's scientific adventure novels growing up, and decided to design a cover for 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. I decided to create a sphere to...
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Artist StatementAs with most of my designs I went very minimalistic, depicting the main elements I remember from the story. — Kjell-Roger Ringstad
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Artist StatementThis is part of my illustration series of authors as catholic saints - Holy Writers. A very cartoony portrait of Poe. — Roberto Lanznaster
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Artist StatementThis is part of my illustration series of authors as catholic saints - Holy Writers. A very cartoony portrait of Jane austen. — Roberto Lanznaster
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Artist StatementThis is part of my illustration series of authors as catholic saints - Holly Writers. It´s a cartoony Emily Brontë with some elements of the book. — Roberto Lanznaster
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Artist StatementThe fairy wing as the writing´s quill. — Roberto Lanznaster
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Artist StatementThe text of the book, like a mirror, is full of specular images. My intention was capture that concept and also the colors of the chess board. — Roberto...
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Artist StatementI was inspired by the Nosferatu movie. The vampire as the bringer of plague. — Roberto Lanznaster
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Artist StatementThis is a tongue-in-cheek imagining of a contemporary Dr. Jekyll who has a prescription that turns him into Mr. Hyde. — Coral Nafziger
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Artist StatementI love the tea party scene with Alice, The Mad Hatter and the March Hare. I wanted this cover to be a mix of childishness and chaos. — Coral...
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Artist StatementThis is a photo of light and shadows, meant to evoke the creepiness of Grimm's Fairy Tales. — Coral Nafziger
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Artist StatementI think it's funny that people took the War of the Worlds story seriously when it was broadcast on the radio. This cover is inspired by that, and shows...
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Artist StatementFor this cover, I chose two colors closely associated with the (admittedly) cliché ideas of Dracula: red and black. The cover includes a subtle image of a coffin, and...
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Artist StatementI redesigned the book cover for Cyrano de Bergerac by . I hand lettered the title "Cyrano de Bergerac" to show what I think would have been his signature,...
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Artist Statement( please leave blank -- self-explanatory ) — Robert Wallman
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Artist Statement( please leave blank -- self-explanatory ) — Robert Wallman
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Artist Statement( please leave blank -- self-explanatory ) — Robert Wallman
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Artist Statement( please leave blank -- self-explanatory ) — Robert Wallman
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Artist Statement( please leave blank -- self-explanatory ) — Robert Wallman
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Artist Statement( please leave blank -- self-explanatory ) — Robert Wallman
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Artist Statement( please leave blank -- self-explanatory ) — Robert Wallman
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Artist Statement( please leave blank -- self-explanatory ) — Robert Wallman
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Artist Statement( please leave blank -- self-explanatory ) — Robert Wallman
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Artist StatementThe Fleur-de-lis is recognized everywhere as a French pattern, and most especially is associated with the time period that The Three Musketeers takes place in. I wanted to combine...
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Artist StatementI wanted to create a modern cover for this book which better captures the intense atmosphere of the adventure which drives the plot. This depicts when Tom and Becky...
