{"product_id":"9780995433014","title":"Mostly Cats","description":"Ola Cohn (1892-1964), Australian artist, author \u0026amp; philanthropist best known for her work in sculpture in a modernist style \u0026amp; famous for her Fairies' Tree in the Fitzroy Gardens, Melbourne, Australia. This title includes a section on The Fairies' Tree, in which the artist reminisces on her preparation \u0026amp; carving of the iconic tree.\u003cp\u003eContents in five sections: Early Life; I Decided on My Career; An Island of Interest; The Fairies' Tree; As Time Goes By. With a foreword by the author.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOla Cohn was born in Bendigo, Victoria. She went to school at Girton College in Bendigo \u0026amp; then studied drawing \u0026amp; sculpture at the Bendigo School of Mines. She continued her studies in Melbourne at Swinburne Technical College \u0026amp; then at the Royal College of Art in London. On her return to Melbourne in 1930 she established a studio at Grosvenor Chambers (9 Collins Street, Melbourne) and later moving to Gipps Street, East Melbourne. Cohn's works in bronze, stone \u0026amp; wood are held in many state \u0026amp; regional galleries. Important works include the Fairies' Tree in the Fitzroy Gardens, Melbourne which she sculpted between 1931 \u0026amp; 1934 and donated to the children of Melbourne. She was President of the Melbourne Society of Women Painters \u0026amp; Sculptors from 1948 to 1964, a founding member of the Australian Sculptors Society \u0026amp; an active member of the Victorian Artists' Society, the Victorian Sculptors' Society \u0026amp; Melbourne Contemporary Artists.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the introduction: \"I have written this book for sheer love of my fellow creatures, and I dedicate it to my dear friend and fellow artist Marjorie McChesney Mathews who shares this love\".\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Robert W Strugnell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50022776307952,"sku":"9780995433014","price":9.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780995433014","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}