The Washer Woman

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The Washer Woman
Spanish: La Lavandera
Puerto Vallarta (November 2022) - 064.jpg
The sculpture in 2022
The Washer Woman
Artist Jim Demetro
Location Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico
Coordinates 20°36′17.6″N105°14′17.8″W / 20.604889°N 105.238278°W / 20.604889; -105.238278

The Washer Woman (Spanish : "La Lavandera") [1] is a sculpture by Jim Demetro, installed on a wall of Puerto Vallarta's Molino de Agua Condominium, in the Mexican state of Jalisco.

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Description and history

The statue depicts a woman washing clothes on a rock, next to a water mill. [2] The subject of laundresses, also known as washerwomen, used to be a popular one in art. [3] Malorie Mackey of Viva Glam Magazine said the sculpture demonstrates how Demetro "showcases the dying traditions of Puerto Vallarta". [4]

Demetro had a smaller version of the sculpture in his possession, as of 2009. [5]

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References

  1. "Burro Sculpture by Jim Demetro Unveiled in Lazaro Cardenas Plaza". pvangels.com. Archived from the original on 2021-09-02. Retrieved 2021-09-02.
  2. 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.
  3. Malcolmson, Patricia (1986). English laundresses : a social history, 1850-1930. Urbana: University of Illinois Press. p. 6. ISBN   0-252-01293-3. OCLC   12808522.
  4. 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.
  5. "Mexico Inspires Sculptor Jim Demetro". www.banderasnews.com. Archived from the original on 2021-08-24. Retrieved 2021-09-02.