Bronwyn Oliver (1959–2006) was an Australian sculptor, whose works were primarily made in metal. Raised in country New South Wales, she trained at Sydney's College of Fine Arts (COFA) and London's Chelsea School of Art. She settled in Sydney, where she practised and taught until her death by suicide in 2006. Oliver's sculptures are admired for their tactile nature, their aesthetics, and the technical skills demonstrated in their production. In her later career, most of her pieces were commissions, both public and private. Her major works include Vine, a 16.5-metre high (54 ft) sculpture in the Sydney Hilton, Palm (pictured) and Magnolia in the Sydney Botanical Gardens, and Big Feathers in Brisbane's Queen Street Mall. Recognition of her work included selection as a finalist in the inaugural Helen Lempriere National Sculpture Award in 2000, inclusion in the National Gallery of Australia's 2002 National Sculpture Prize exhibition, and being shortlisted for the 2006 Clemenger Contemporary Art Award. Her works are held in major Australian collections, including the National Gallery of Australia, the National Gallery of Victoria and the Art Gallery of New South Wales.

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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:

1699:

The signing of the Treaty of Karlowitz to conclude the Austro- Ottoman War marked the end of Ottoman control in much of Central Europe and the rise of the Habsburg Monarchy as the dominant power in the region. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Karlowitz

1808:

Governor of New South Wales William Bligh was deposed by the New South Wales Corps in the only successful armed takeover of government in Australia's recorded history. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rum_Rebellion

1918:

A group of Red Guards hung a red lantern atop the tower of Helsinki Workers' Hall to symbolically mark the start of the Finnish Civil War. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finnish_Civil_War

1949:

The Hale telescope at Palomar Observatory in California, the largest aperture optical telescope in the world for 28 years, saw first light. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hale_telescope

1952:

Spontaneous anti-British riots erupted in Cairo following the killings of 50 Egyptian auxiliary police the day before. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cairo_Fire

_____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day:

monoousian: (theology) Having one and the same nature or essence, especially with regard to the persons of the Trinity. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/monoousian

___________________________ Wikiquote quote of the day:

Beauty in this Iron Age must turn From fluid living rainbow shapes to torn And sootened fragments, ashes in an urn On whose gray surface runes are traced by a Norn Who hopes to wake the Future to arise In Phoenix- fashion, and to shine with rays To blast the sight of modern men whose dyes Of selfishness and lust have stained our days. --Philip José Farmer https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Philip_Jos%C3%A9_Farmer