Surrealist Emigre Networks in New York (1939–1952)

1. World War II drives Surrealists toward New York

   Sep 1, 1939Labels: Refugee Flux, New York

   • Britannica
   • WWII Museum

2. Atelier 17 relocates from Paris to New York

   Jan 1, 1940Labels: Atelier 17, Stanley Hayter

   • Atelier 17
   • MutualArt

3. View magazine begins New York Surrealist coverage

   Sep 1, 1940Labels: View magazine, Charles Henri

   • Princeton Library
   • View magazine

4. André Breton arrives in New York exile

   Jul 14, 1941Labels: Andr Breton, Exile

   • Breton FR
   • VVV Met

5. Pierre Matisse hosts “Artists in Exile”

   Mar 3, 1942Labels: Pierre Matisse, Artists in

   • WWII Museum

6. VVV magazine launches as an exile-era Surrealist hub

   Jun 1, 1942Labels: VVV magazine, David Hare

   • Met Museum
   • VVV mag

7. “First Papers of Surrealism” opens in Manhattan

   Oct 14, 1942Labels: First Papers, Whitelaw Reid

   • Reina Sof a
   • Leo Baeck

8. Duchamp stages “Sixteen Miles of String” installation

   Oct 14, 1942Labels: Sixteen Miles, Marcel Duchamp

   • Leo Baeck

9. Peggy Guggenheim opens Art of This Century

   Oct 20, 1942Labels: Art of, Peggy Guggenheim

   • Guggenheim Venice
   • Art of This

10. Julien Levy Gallery becomes a wartime haven

    Jan 1, 1943Labels: Julien Levy

    • Britannica
    • UPenn Finding Aid

11. Breton returns to France as wartime exile ends

    Jan 1, 1946Labels: Andr Breton, Return to

    • Melusine

12. Art of This Century closes; network institutions transition

    Jan 1, 1947Labels: Art of, Closure

    • TheArtStory
    • Art of This

13. Sidney Janis Gallery opens amid postwar reorganization

    Jan 1, 1948Labels: Sidney Janis

    • Smithsonian AAA
    • Sidney Janis

14. Atelier 17 moves again as networks persist beyond exile

    Jan 1, 1952Labels: Atelier 17, Relocation

    • MutualArt
    • Atelier 17