Sculpture by Ola Cohn (Australia)

Ola Cohn was a sculptor who worked in a variety of mediums, including stone, wood, terracotta, and bronze. She is best known for her work in a modernist style, and for her Fairies' Tree in the Fitzroy Gardens in Melbourne, Australia.

Cohn was born Carola Cohn in Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, in 1892. She studied art at the Bendigo School of Mines and the Swinburne Technical College in Melbourne. In 1926, she travelled to London to study at the Royal College of Art, where she was influenced by the work of sculptor Henry Moore.

She returned to Australia in 1930 and set up a studio in Melbourne. She quickly became a leading figure in the Australian art scene, and her work was exhibited in galleries and museums throughout the country. She was also a member of several art societies, including the Melbourne Society of Women Painters and Sculptors, the Australian Sculptors more... Society, and the Victorian Artists' Society.

In addition to her work as a sculptor, Cohn was also an author and philanthropist. She wrote several books on art, including "Sculpture for the Amateur" (1945) and "Australian Sculpture Today" (1964). She also donated works of art to several public galleries and museums in Australia.

Cohn died in Melbourne in 1964, aged 72. less...