▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 s , ▁Kub iny i ▁reported ly ▁engaged ▁in ▁politics ▁ ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Commun ist ▁Party ▁USA , ▁ ▁and ▁taught ▁print making ▁at ▁the ▁Cleveland ▁School ▁of ▁Art ▁( now ▁the ▁Cleveland ▁Institute ▁of ▁Art ), ▁the ▁Cleveland ▁Museum ▁of ▁Art ▁and ▁the ▁John ▁Hun ting ton ▁Poly techn ic ▁Institute . ▁▁▁ ▁Kub iny i ▁founded ▁the ▁Cleveland ▁Print ▁Mak ers ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 0 ▁and ▁served ▁as ▁its ▁president ▁for ▁ 1 1 ▁years . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 2 , ▁the ▁group ▁established ▁the ▁" Print - a - Month " ▁series , ▁the ▁first ▁of ▁its ▁kind ▁in ▁visual ▁art , ▁and ▁apparently ▁mode led ▁on ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 6 ▁Book - of - the - Month ▁Club . ▁For ▁an ▁annual ▁fee ▁of ▁$ 1 0 , ▁subscri bers ▁received ▁a ▁month ly ▁et ch ing , ▁l ith ograph ▁or ▁wood cut . ▁ ▁Art ists ▁obtained ▁$ 5 0 ▁for ▁each ▁commission , ▁printed ▁in ▁signed ▁ed itions ▁limited ▁to ▁ 2 5 0 ▁impress ions . ▁ ▁Cont rib utors ▁included ▁Emil ▁G ans o , ▁Y as uo ▁K uni y oshi , ▁Rock well ▁Kent , ▁Kub iny i ▁and ▁many ▁others ▁during ▁the ▁series ' ▁five - year ▁life ▁span . ▁Consider ing ▁infl ation , ▁the ▁$ 5 0 ▁commission ▁fee ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 2 ▁might ▁be ▁worth ▁about ▁$ 7 5 2 ▁in