Predecessor | John Reed Clubs |
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Successor | Artists League of America |
Formation | 1936 |
Founder | Jose de Creeft, Werner Drewes, Todros Geller, Eitaro Ishigaki, Rockwell Kent, Jerome Klein, Barbara Morgan, Alexander Trachtenberg |
Merger of | 1942 |
Headquarters | New York City |
Official language | English |
The American Artists' Congress (AAC) was an organization founded in February 1936 as part of the popular front of the Communist Party USA as a vehicle for uniting graphic artists in projects helping to combat the spread of fascism. During World War II the organization was merged into the Artists' Council for Victory, which effectively spelled the end of the organization.