EMOTIONIST GROUP
Emotionist Group was founded in 1923 by artist Ronald Ossory Dunlop as a somewhat obscure society of artists, writers, and musicians. The Society published its own magazine 'Emotionism' only two editions of which are known to exist. Other members of the group were Edith Margaret Emily Ashcroft 'Peggy' Ashcroft (1907-1991) who was a poetry writer before becoming famous as a great stage actress, Jean Shepeard (1904-1989) a well-known actress and artist and Dunlop's lover, Clifford Hooper Rowe (1904-1989) who went on to help establish the Artists International Association, and a young Victor Burr (1908-1993) an assistant of Dunlop. Occasional visitors included George Bernard Shaw, Sybil Thorndike and Aldous Huxley. The artists and poets met and exhibited their work at the Hurricane Lamp Gallery which was located on Cheyne Walk, Chelsea.