, ▁the ▁John ▁Re ed ▁Club s ▁dissol ved ▁into ▁the ▁American ▁Art ists ' ▁Congress ▁by ▁order ▁of ▁the ▁Commun ist ▁Party ▁USA . ▁ ▁Organ ization ▁ ▁The ▁John ▁Re ed ▁Club ' s ▁s log an ▁was ▁" Art ▁is ▁a ▁weapon ▁in ▁the ▁class ▁struggle ." ▁ ▁Head quarters ▁ ▁In ▁May ▁ 1 9 3 0 , ▁the ▁headquarters ▁for ▁the ▁John ▁Re ed ▁Club ▁was ▁ 1 0 2 ▁West ▁Four teenth ▁Street , ▁New ▁York ▁City . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 2 , ▁its ▁location ▁was ▁ 6 3 ▁West ▁Fif teenth ▁Street , ▁New ▁York ▁City . ▁ ▁Chap ters ▁ ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁and ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁were ▁the ▁two ▁cent ers ▁of ▁writer - members . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 1 , ▁there ▁were ▁ 1 3 ▁J RC ▁chap ters . ▁Chap ters ▁pe aked ▁at ▁thirty . ▁From ▁New ▁York , ▁it ▁spread ▁to ▁Chicago , ▁Detroit , ▁San ▁Francisco , ▁Boston , ▁and ▁other ▁cities . ▁The ▁Boston ▁chapter ▁was ▁c of ounded ▁by ▁writer ▁Eug ene ▁Gordon . ▁ ▁John ▁Re ed ▁Club ▁School ▁of ▁Art ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 2 ▁national ▁convention , ▁the ▁J RC s ▁announced ▁the ▁opening ▁of ▁a ▁" John ▁Re ed ▁Club ▁School ▁of ▁Art " ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁at ▁ 4 5 0 ▁Six th ▁Avenue . ▁ ▁Class es ▁were ▁to ▁start ▁on ▁November ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 1 9 3 2 ,