''The Washer Woman'' ( es, "La Lavandera") is a sculpture by Jim Demetro, installed on a wall of
Puerto Vallarta
Puerto Vallarta ( or simply Vallarta) is a Mexican beach resort city situated on the Pacific Ocean's Bahía de Banderas in the Mexican state of Jalisco.
Puerto Vallarta is the second largest urban agglomeration in the state after the Guadala ...
's Molino de Agua Condominium, in the Mexican state of
Jalisco
Jalisco (, , ; Nahuatl: Xalixco), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Jalisco ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Jalisco ; Nahuatl: Tlahtohcayotl Xalixco), is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the 32 Federal En ...
.
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
A washerwoman or laundress is a woman who takes in laundry. Both terms are now old-fashioned; equivalent work nowadays is done by a laundry worker in large commercial premises, or a laundrette (laundromat) attendant.
Description
As evidence ...
, 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
External links
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The Washer Woman - Puerto Vallarta, Mexicoat Waymarking
Outdoor sculptures in Puerto Vallarta
Sculptures of women in Puerto Vallarta
Statues in Jalisco
Zona Romántica
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