Crab Tree Club

Augustus John founded the Crab Tree Club.

The Crab Tree Club was a nightclub in Greek Street, Soho, London, that was established by the painter Augustus John[1] in April 1914[2] with the financial support of Thomas Scott-Ellis (Lord Howard de Walden). John wrote to his friend John Quinn, "We are starting a new club in town called the 'Crab-tree' for artists, poets and musicians... It ought to be amusing and useful at times".[3] The club was a popular meeting place for London bohemians immediately before the First World War who would descend en-masse on the Crab Tree after the Café Royal closed for the night.[4]

  1. ^ White, Jerry. (2008). London in the 20th Century. London: Vintage. p. 329. ISBN 978-1-84595-126-9.
  2. ^ Pizzichini, Lilian. (2010). The Blue Hour: A Portrait of Jean Rhys. London: Bloomsbury. p. 104. ISBN 978-1-4088-1307-2.
  3. ^ Holroyd, Michael. (1997) Augustus John: The New Biography. 2nd revised edition. London: Vintage, p. 418. ISBN 0099333015
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference May was invoked but never defined (see the help page).