ᵻsˈɛnʃəli sˈɛt ˌʌp æz ɐ ɹˈædɪkli lˈɛft pəlˈɪɾɪkəl ˌɔːɹɡɐnəzˈeɪʃən, ðɪ ˌeɪˌaɪˈeɪ ɛmbɹˈeɪst ˈɔːl stˈaɪlz ʌv ˈɑːɹt bˈoʊθ mˈɑːdɚnˌɪst ænd tɹɐdˈɪʃənəl, bˌʌt ðə kˈoːɹ kəmˈɪɾi pɹˈɛfɹənst ɹˈiːəlɪzəm.
Essentially set up as a radically left political organisation, the AIA embraced all styles of art both modernist and traditional, but the core committee preferenced realism.