Founded in 1935
The Association of Artists for the Defense of Cultural Rights is best known for the artists' protest in the 1930s that they initiated, called D.O.O.D.: De Olympiade Onder Dictatuur, in Amsterdam. This was a counter-exhibit to the fine arts competition that was always held during the Olympics. The Olympic Games were to take place in Berlin in 1936, where many artists had a bad taste because of the Nazi regime. The BKVK therefore criticized National Socialism. The members of the League had no corresponding stylistic similarities, but were generally left-oriented.