Jim Demetro | |
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 Demetro at Demetro Galeria, Puerto Vallarta, 2023 | |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Milwaukee School of Engineering |
Jim Demetro is a sculptor. Forty-seven of his public artworks were displayed internationally, as of 2009. [1]
Jim Demetro | |
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| Demetro at Demetro Galeria, Puerto Vallarta, 2023 | |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Milwaukee School of Engineering |
Jim Demetro is a sculptor. Forty-seven of his public artworks were displayed internationally, as of 2009. [1]
Demetro was raised in South Chicago. Both of his parents died before he was twenty years old. He graduated from the Milwaukee School of Engineering. [2]
Demetro is a sculptor. He has a studio in Battle Ground, Washington. [3]
Demetro spends time in Battle Ground; in 2017, he received the 2016 Lifetime Achievement Award from the Clark County Arts Commission at a Clark County Council meeting. [2]
Demetro is married; the couple have twin daughters, including sculptor and collaborator Christina. [4]
The Vietnam Women's Memorial is a memorial dedicated to the nurses and women of the United States who served in the Vietnam War. It depicts three uniformed women with a wounded male soldier and serves as a reminder of the important support and caregiving roles that women played in the war as nurses and other specialists. It is part of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial and is located on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., a short distance south of The Wall and north of the Reflecting Pool. The statues are bronze and the base is made of granite. Glenna Goodacre sculpted the memorial after being selected by the United States Commission of Fine Arts and the National Capital Planning Commission, two groups that had previously rejected the idea for a memorial to women.
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The Subtle Stone Eater is a statue by Jonás Gutiérrez, installed along Puerto Vallarta's Malecón, in the Mexican state of Jalisco. The 2.4-metre (7.9 ft) bronze sculpture was installed in January 2006.
Vallarta Dancers is a sculpture by Jim Demetro, installed along Puerto Vallarta's Malecón, in the Mexican state of Jalisco.
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