The Washer Woman

The Washer Woman
The Washer Woman
Spanish: La Mujer Lavando
	The sculpture in 2021
Artist	Jim Demetro
Location	Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico
	20°36′17.6″N 105°14′17.8″W / 20.604889°N 105.238278°WCoordinates: 20°36′17.6″N 105°14′17.8″W / 20.604889°N 105.238278°W

The Washer Woman (Spanish: "La Mujer Lavando")^[1] is a sculpture by Jim Demetro, installed on a wall of Puerto Vallarta's Monino 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.^[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]

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[]

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[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.

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The Washer Woman
Spanish: La Mujer Lavando
The sculpture in 2021

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; -105.238278Coordinates: 20°36′17.6″N 105°14′17.8″W / 20.604889°N 105.238278°W / 20.604889; -105.238278