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OPEN ARTS FORUM1930: Forms of UncertaintyPublished by Open Arts Press, LLC; compiled by Open Arts Forum

Cover: Walker Evans, frontispiece to Hart Crane’s The Bridge (1930). Contemporary cover design: Open Arts Press, LLC, 2026.

Historical arts annual · Year explored: 1930

1930: Forms of Uncertainty

Published by Open Arts Press, LLC; compiled by Open Arts Forum

A Historical Arts Annuals retrospective of literature, art and photography associated with 1930. Published by Open Arts Press, LLC and compiled by Open Arts Forum in 2026 from public-domain and openly licensed sources. This 90-page edition brings complete poetry, short fiction, essays and a contemporary letter together with art and photography, a substantial historical introduction and contributor biographies. Contributors include Una Marson, T. S. Eliot, Nella Larsen, William Faulkner, Hart Crane, Kurt Tucholsky, Eleanor Roosevelt, E. B. White, Martha Banning Thomas, Paul Klee, Kawase Hasui and Walker Evans. The historical year dates the selected works and verified appearances, not an original OAF publication. Item-specific sources, attribution and United States reuse evidence appear inside; no worldwide clearance is claimed.

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  1. About this contemporary edition — page 2
  2. Open Arts ForumA year before its ending was known — page 5
  3. T. S. EliotAsh-Wednesday — page 14
  4. Nella LarsenSanctuary — page 23
  5. Nella LarsenThe Author’s Explanation — page 29
  6. William FaulknerA Rose for Emily — page 31
  7. Martha Banning ThomasEpitaph For A Good Woman — page 40
  8. Una MarsonLife’s Joys — page 41
  9. Una MarsonVows — page 42
  10. Una MarsonJamaica — page 43
  11. Eleanor RooseveltServants — page 45
  12. E. B. WhiteWhere Are the Diabolos? — page 53
  13. Hart CraneTo Brooklyn Bridge — page 58
  14. Hart CraneThree Songs — page 60
  15. Walker EvansBrooklyn Bridge: frontispiece to The Bridge — page 63
  16. Walker Evans6th Avenue — page 64
  17. Theobald Tiger (Kurt Tucholsky)Danach — page 65
  18. Kurt TucholskyAfterwards: a reading translation of Danach — page 67
  19. Paul KleeFreies, streng gefasst (Free forms rigidly mounted) — page 69
  20. Kawase HasuiMoon at Magome (馬込の月), from Twenty Views of Tokyo — page 70
  21. Contributors — page 71
  22. T. S. EliotT. S. Eliot · 1888–1965 — page 71
  23. William FaulknerWilliam Faulkner · 1897–1962 — page 72
  24. Nella LarsenNella Larsen · 1891–1964 — page 73
  25. Paul KleePaul Klee · 1879–1940 — page 74
  26. Hart CraneHart Crane · 1899–1932 — page 75
  27. Walker EvansWalker Evans · 1903–1975 — page 76
  28. Kurt TucholskyKurt Tucholsky · 1890–1935 — page 77
  29. Kawase HasuiKawase Hasui · 1883–1957 — page 78
  30. Martha Banning ThomasMartha Banning Thomas · 1888–1968 — page 79
  31. E. B. WhiteE. B. White · 1899–1985 — page 80
  32. Eleanor RooseveltEleanor Roosevelt · 1884–1962 — page 81
  33. Una MarsonUna Marson · 1905–1965 — page 82
  34. Sources and rights — page 83

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T. S. Eliot · William Faulkner · Nella Larsen · Paul Klee · Hart Crane · Walker Evans · Kurt Tucholsky · Kawase Hasui · Martha Banning Thomas · E. B. White · Eleanor Roosevelt · Una Marson