Which Surrealist artists joined Marcel Duchamp in New York City during World War II?

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During World War II, several prominent Surrealist artists fled Europe and sought refuge in New York City, where they joined Marcel Duchamp. Among the notable Surrealists who were in exile in New York during this period were André Breton, Max Ernst, and Yves Tanguy.1

These artists were part of a larger wave of European intellectuals and creatives who emigrated to the United States to escape the rise of totalitarianism and the horrors of the war in Europe. Duchamp, who had previously maintained close ties with the Surrealist group in Paris, was instrumental in organizing a Surrealist exhibition in New York City in 1942, helping to maintain the movement's presence during the displacement caused by the conflict.21