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What was the French movement of Dadaism?

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The French movement was more literary in emphasis; it centered around Tzara André Breton Louis Aragon Jean Arp Marcel Duchamp Francis Picabia and Man Ray . The latter three carried the spirit of Dada to New York City.

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