Association des Écrivains et Artistes Révolutionnaires
The Association des Écrivains et Artistes Révolutionnaires (AEAR) was a French association of revolutionary artists and writers active between 1932 and 1939.
An association of the same name was formed in 2006.
The AEAR was founded by communist and communist-sympathizing writers in March 1932 as the French section of the International Union of Revolutionary Writers, established by the Comintern in the Soviet Union in 1930. Leading figures included Paul Vaillant-Couturier, Léon Moussinac, Charles Vildrac and Francis Jourdain.
The members of the AEAR mobilized against war and fascism. Together with the Fédération Musicale Populaire (FMP), the organization played a key role in introducing Soviet music to France. Among other activities, the AEAR published the journal Commune.[1]
Notable members
(Selection)
- Henri-Georges Adam
- Yves Allégret
- Henri Barbusse
- Jean Bernier
- Henri Cartier-Bresson
- André Breton (left the group in 1933)
- Luis Buñuel
- Claude Cahun (civil name Lucy Schwob)
- Max Ernst
- Élie Faure
- André Gide
- Jean Giono
- Francis Jourdain
- Jean Lévy
- Max Lingner
- Eli Lotar
- Suzanne Malherbe (alias Marcel Moore)
- Léon Moussinac
- Paul Nizan
- Jean Painlevé
- Édouard Pignon
- Man Ray (briefly)
- Vladimir Pozner
- Paul Vaillant-Couturier
- Jean Vigo
- Charles Vildrac
External links
References
- ↑ AEAR - History (French)