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The Intent of the Artist (Manuscript), Edited by Augusto Centeno

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Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]

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Centeno, Augusto, 1901-1965

Augusto Centeno was an American editor.

The collection consists of the printer's copy of the manuscript for The Intent of the Artist , edited by Centeno and published by the Princeton University Press in 1941. In addition to an introduction by the editor, the volume contains essays by Sherwood Anderson, Thornton Wilder, Roger Sessions, and William Lescaze, writing as artists on their respective crafts.

The manuscript was a gift of the Princeton University Press in 1941.

Folder inventory added by Nicholas Williams '2015 in 2012.

No appraisal information is available.

Publisher
Manuscripts Division
Finding Aid Date
2008
Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research.

Use Restrictions

Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. No further photoduplication of copies of material in the collection can be made when Princeton University Library does not own the original. Inquiries regarding publishing material from the collection should be directed to RBSC Public Services staff through the Ask Us! form. The library has no information on the status of literary rights in the collection and researchers are responsible for determining any questions of copyright.

Collection Inventory

Augusto Centeno: "Introduction: The Intent of the Artist" TMs, 32pp., undated. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

Sherwood Anderson: "Man and His Imagination" TMs, 28 pp., undated. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

Thornton Niven Wilder: "Some Thoughts on Playwrighting" TMs, 14 pp., undated. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

Roger Huntington Sessions: "The Composer and His Message" TMs, 22 pp. and AMs, 11 pp., undated. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

William Lescaze: "These Documents Called Buildings" TMs, 24 pp., undated. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

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