John Reed Club

John Reed Club

The John Reed Club was founded in October 1929 by staff members of "The New Masses" to support leftist and Marxist artists and writers. Originally politically independent, it and "The New Masses" officially affiliated with Moscow in November 1930. It was dissolved into the American Artists' Congress in 1936. cite journal
last = Hagelstein Marquardt
first = Virginia
authorlink =
coauthors =
title = "New Masses" and John Reed Club Artists, 1926-1936: Evolution of Ideology, Subject Matter, and Style
journal = The Journal of Decorative and Propaganda Arts
volume = 12
issue = Spring 1989
pages = 56-75
publisher = Florida International University Board of Trustees on behalf of The Wolfsonian-FIU
location =
date = 1989
url = http://www.jstor.org/pss/1504057
doi =
id =
accessdate = 2008-07-08
] It took its name from John Reed, a muckracking journalist and communist activist of the time.

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