ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəli ɪt wʌz kˈɔːld ˈɑːɹɾɪsts ˌɪntɚnˈæʃənəl, bˌʌt ɪɾ ˈædᵻd ðə wˈɜːd ɐsˌoʊsɪˈeɪʃən tʊ ɪts nˈeɪm wɛn ɪt wʌz ɹˌiːkˈɑːnstɪtˌuːɾᵻd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi fˈaɪv.
Originally it was called Artists' International, but it added the word Association to its name when it was reconstituted in 1935.