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[page 1] THIS IS A CALL to all artists, of recognized standing in their profession, who are aware of the critical condition existing in the world culture in general, and in the field of the Arts in particular. This Call is to those artists, who, conscious of the need of action, realize the necessity of collective discussion and planning, with the objective of the preservation and development of our cultural heritage. It is for those artists who realize that the cultural crisis is but a reflection of a world economic crisis and not an isolated phenomenon. The artists are among those most affected by the world economic crisis. Their income has dwindled dangerously close to zero. Dealers, museums, and private patrons have long ceased to supply the meager support they once gave. Government, State and Municipally sponsored Art Projects are giving only temporary employment-to a small fraction of artists. In addition to his economic plight, the artist must face a constant attack against his freedom of expression. Rockefeller Canter, the Museum of Modern Art, the Old Court House in St. Louis, the Coit Memorial Tour in San Francisco, the Abraham Lincoln High School, Rikers Island Penitentiary-in these and other important public and semi-public institutions, suppression, censorship or actual destruction of art works has occurred. Oaths of allegiance of teachers, investigations of colleges for radicalism, sedition bills aimed at the suppression of civil liberties, discrimination against the foreign-born, against Negroes, the reactionary Liberty League and similar organizations, Hearst journalism, ect., are daily reminders of fascist growth in the United States. A picture of what fascism has done to living standards, to civil liberties, to workers' organizations, to science and art, the threat against the peace and security of the world, as shown in Italy and Germany, should arouse every sincere artist to action. We artists must act. Individually we are powerless. Through collective action we can defend our interests. We must ally ourselves with all groups engaged in in the common stugglle against war and fascism. There is need for an artists' organization on a nation-wide scale, which will deal with our cultural problems. The creation of such a permanent organization, which will cooperate with kindred organizations throughout the world, is our task. SIGNERS OF THE CALL FOR THE AMERICAN ARTISTS CONGRESS [column 1] Berenice Abbott Yarnall Abbott Albert Abramovitz Harry Ackerman Bertrand Ruben Adams Kenneth M. Adams Lawrence Adams Ivan le Loraine Albright Rifka Angel Annot George Ault Milton Avery Peggy Bacon Phil Bard [column 2] Will Barnet Herman Baron Thomas W. Barrett, Jr. Wictor Basinet A. S. Baylinson Maurice Becker Norman Bel Geddes Ben Benn Ahron Ben-Shmuel E. M. Benson Bernece Berkman Saul Bernhard Henry Bernstein [column 3] Theresa Bernstein Jolan Gross Bettelheim Edward Biberman George Biddle Joseph Biel Herny Billings Emil Bisttram Arnold Blanch Lucile Blanch Lou Block Peter Blume Walter Bohanan Aarom Bohrod Ilya Bolotowsky [column 4] Cameron Booth Henry Albert Botkin Louis Bouché Margaret Bourke-White Julian Bowes Ernest Brace Edith Brokson Alexander Brook Sonia Gordon Brown George Byron Browne Beniamino Bunfano Jacob Burck Paul Burlin Dorothy Randolph Byard [page 2] [column 5] Dean Cornwell Paul Cadmus Alexander Calder Kenneth Callahan Florence Cane Frank Carson Dane Chanase Warran Cheney Nicolai Cikovsky Minna Citron Grace Clements Hy Cohen Sonya Cohen Howard Cook Ralston Crawfard Francis Criss Robert M. Cronbach Adelyne Schaefer Cross Beatrice Cuming John Cunningham Leon Dabo Vincent D'Agostino Gustaf Dalstrom Morris Davidson Helen S. Davis Lew E. Davis Stuart Davis Horace Talmadge Day Alice Decker Jose De Creeft Julio De Diego Adolf Dehn Phyllis De Lappe Joseph De Martini Nathaniel Dirk Isami Doi Thomas Donnelly Aaron Douglass Milton Douthat Ed Dreis Werner Drewes Margaret Duroc Madel Dwight Stuart Edie Camilo Egas Dorothy Eisner Paula Eliasoph Charles Ellis Arthur Emptage Phillip Evergood Willian Sanders Fanning Lorser Feitelson Duncan Ferguson Louis Ferstadt Earl T. Fields Ernest Fiene Furman J. Finck Peter Fiordalisi Ed Fisk Eugene C. Fitsch Frank Fleming Angel Flores Hans Foy Karl Free Maurice Freedman Arnold Friedman Wanda Gag Todros Geller Hugo Gellert Eugenie Gershoy Lydia Gibson C. Adolph Glassgold Enrico Glicenstein Maurice Glickman H. Glientenkamp Aaron Goodelman Boris Gorelick Mordecai Gorelick Adolph Gottlieb Harry Gottlieb John D. Graham [column 6] Blanche Mary Grambs D. S. Greenbaum Grace Greenwood Marion Greenwood Waylande Gregory William Gropper Chaim Gross John Groth Bernar Gussow James Guy Alex Haberstroh Thomas Handforth Murray Hantman Minna Harkavy Louis Harris Abraham Harriton Bertram Hartman Theodore G. Haupt Alonzo Hauser Zoltan Hecht Albert Heckman Harry Hering Eugene Higgins Hilaire Hiler Stefan Hirsch Albert Hirschfeld Carl Hoeckner Carl R. Holty Emil Holzauer John Langley Howard Loretta Howard Leo. T. Hurwitz Eitaro Ishigaki Rudolf Jacobi Herbert Kent Jennings Grace Mott Johnson Mary O. Johnson Sargent Claude Johnson Harry Donald Jones Joe Jones Mervin Jules Jacob Kainen Louis Kamm Martha Ryther Kantor Morris Kantor Philip Kaplan Sam Karp Leo Katz Irving Katzenstein Valeria Kaun Rockwell Kent Frank C. Kirk Jerome Klein Karl Knaths Frederic Knight Benjamin Kopman Eve Kottgen Yankel Kufeld Yasuo Kuniyoshi Chet Harmon La More Edward A. Landon Edward Laning Sidney Laufamm Adelaide J. Lawson Myron Lechay Doris Lee Margaret LeFranc Julien E. Levi A. F. Levinson Lewis Jean Liberte Russell Limback Sidney Loeb John Lonergan Erle Loran Barbara Lotham Margaret Lowengrund Louis Lozowick Euqene Ludins Ryah Ludins Helen Lundenberg Gwen Lux [column 7] Peppino Mangravite Abraham Manievich Helen Mann Paul Manship Berta Margoulies Herman Maril Jack Markow Jan Matulka Austin Mecklem Joseph Meert Paul R. Meltsner Maurice Merlin Knud Merrild William Meyeroitz Edward Millman Winifred Milius Florence Minard David Mintz Bruce Mitchell Ross Moffett Peter Paul Mommer Barbara Brooks Morgan Euqene Morlet Peter Muller-Munk Lewis Mumford Helen McAuslin Miriam McKinnie Thomas Nagai Reuben Nakian Williard A. Nash Barney Nestor J. B. Neumann Isamu Noguchi Paul O'Higgins Elizabeth Olds Moses Oley John Opper Sam Ostrowsky Peter Paul Ott William Owen Jose M. Pavon Ralph M. Pearson Anne Merriman Peck Augustus Hamilton Peck Fritz Pfeiffer Esther Phillips Girolamo Piccolli George Picken Hobson Pittman Joseph Pollet Fairfield Porter Austin Purves, Jr. Walter Quirt Saul Raskin A. Redfield Anton Refreiger Bertan Reibel Philip Reisman Louis Ribak Maurice Ritman Boardman Robinson Gilbert Rocke Kurt Roesch Robert Bruce Rogers Elsa Rogo Emanuele Romano Arnold Ronnebeck Doria Rosenthal Theodore Jay Roszak Lincoln Rothschild Andree Ruellan William Sanger Leo Sarkadi Concetta Scaravaglione Meyer Schapiro Saul Schary Katherine Schmidt Arthur Julian Schneider Georges Schreiber Alfred A. Sessler Ben Shahn [Column 8] Frederick E. Shane Louis Shanker Joseph M. Sheridan William Siegel Bernice Singer William Earl Singer Mitchell Siporin Clara Skinner Jean Paul Slusser David Smith Jacob Getlar Smith Miron Sokole Serge Soudeikine Moses Soyer Raphael Soyer Walt Speck Niles Spencer Max Spivak Benton Spruance Maxwell B. Starr Alexander Stavenitz William Steig Ralph Steiner Joseph Stella Algot Stenbery Harry Sternberg Louis King Stone Paul Strand Jay Sutton Sakari Sukuzi James Johnson Sweeney Sam Swerdloff Chuzo Tamotzu Rudolph F. Tandler Jack W. Taylor Prentiss Taylor Eve D. Teitel E. Oscar Thalinger Cleon Throckmorton Jennings Tofel Morris Topchevsky Abram Tromka Ernest Sergei Trubach Tschacbasov LeRoy Turner Walter Ufer Jara Henry Valenta Stuyvesant Van Veen John Vassos Charmion von Wiegand Joseph P. Vorst Vaclav Vytlacil Anna Walinska Abraham Walkowitz Lynd Ward Max Weber Louis Weiner Charles S. Wells Nat Werner Harold Weston Warren Wheelock Francis Robert White Donald Williams Barbara Willson Gilbert Wilson Arnold Wiltz Caleb Winholtz Jan Wittenber Ann Wolfe Hamilton Achille Wolf Adolp Wolff Chikamichi Yamasaki Art Young Bernard B. Zakheim Carl Zigrosser Gyula Zilzer Santon Zingale Nicola Ziroli Marguerite Zorach William Zorach
