Catalogue description Arthur Paul HOGARTH, aliases Percy, Ted: British. A communist from at least 1936, Paul...

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Details of KV 2/4063
Reference: KV 2/4063
Description:

Arthur Paul HOGARTH, aliases Percy, Ted: British. A communist from at least 1936, Paul HOGARTH was with the International Brigade in the Spanish Civil War in 1938. He was active in the Artists' Group of the Party and by 1945 was Art Editor of the 'Volunteer'. He continued to serve the Party as an artist and lecturer and as a delegate to international meetings and exhibitions and was active in the Artists International Association and the Society of Industrial Artists, as well as being a lecturer at the Central School of Art. He left the Party in 1957 and in 1962 joined the editorial board of 'New Left Review'

Note: Serial 210z: report on HOGARTH's visit to Southern Rhodesia with Doris LESSING. Serial 233ab: HOGARTH's letter of resignation from the Party, returning his Party card torn in two
Date: 1955 Jan 08 - 1957 Jun 24
Held by: The National Archives, Kew
Former reference in its original department: PF 290880 VOL 5
Legal status: Public Record(s)
Closure status: Open Document, Open Description
Access conditions: Retained Until 2015
Record opening date: 21 August 2015
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