Tag and Mustachioed Man with Cigarette. Two anonymous artists, circa 2010. House paint and spray paint.
A selection of artworks and interventions not commissioned by any particular authorities.
Various locations around Cooma.
Dripping pipe. Anon, circa 2011. Chalk.
Fairy Door. Fairies, date unknown. House paint and brass. Periodically redecorated (see next photo)
Fairy Door, Christmas 2020. Mixed media.
Shrubs previously pruned to resemble a steam locomotive and coal tender,
no longer maintained. Anon, circa 2014. Shrubs.
Unofficial monument marking the birthplace of Australian poet A.D. Hope. Anon, circa 2018. Rocks.
The poet Alec Derwent Hope was born in Cooma in 1907. He was educated at Sydney University and Oxford, returning to Australia in 1932. He published many volumes of poetry as well as working for the ABC radio children's program The Argonauts and teaching at various institutions. He also worked as a critic and editor. The memorial was erected by a poetry lover and friends.Biographical information and a selection of AD Hope's poems can be found via this link:
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