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Sculpture by Jim Demetro

The Washer Woman
Spanish: La Lavandera
The sculpture in 2022

Artist	Jim Demetro
Location	Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico
Coordinates	20°36′17.6″N 105°14′17.8″W / 20.604889°N 105.238278°W / 20.604889; -105.238278

The Washer Woman (Spanish: "La Lavandera") is a sculpture by Jim Demetro, installed on a wall of Puerto Vallarta's Molino de Agua Condominium, in the Mexican state of Jalisco.

Description and history

The statue depicts a woman washing clothes on a rock, next to a water mill. The subject of laundresses, also known as washerwomen, used to be a popular one in art. Malorie Mackey of Viva Glam Magazine said the sculpture demonstrates how Demetro "showcases the dying traditions of Puerto Vallarta".

Demetro had a smaller version of the sculpture in his possession, as of 2009.

References

"Burro Sculpture by Jim Demetro Unveiled in Lazaro Cardenas Plaza". pvangels.com. Archived from the original on 2021-09-02. Retrieved 2021-09-02.
Fodor's Puerto Vallarta: with Guadalajara & Riviera Nayarit. Fodor's Travel. 2015-04-28. ISBN 978-1-101-87875-0. Archived from the original on 2021-09-02. Retrieved 2021-09-02.
Malcolmson, Patricia (1986). English laundresses : a social history, 1850-1930. Urbana: University of Illinois Press. p. 6. ISBN 0-252-01293-3. OCLC 12808522.
Mackey, Malorie (2019-08-20). "Puerto Vallarta, the Outdoor Art Gallery". VIVA GLAM MAGAZINE™. Archived from the original on 2021-01-22. Retrieved 2021-09-02.
"Mexico Inspires Sculptor Jim Demetro". www.banderasnews.com. Archived from the original on 2021-08-24. Retrieved 2021-09-02.

External links

Media related to The Washer Woman at Wikimedia Commons
The Washer Woman - Puerto Vallarta, Mexico at Waymarking

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