''The Washer Woman'' () is a sculpture by

Jim Demetro Jim Demetro is an American sculptor. Forty-seven of his public artworks were displayed internationally, as of 2009. Early life and education Demetro was raised in South Chicago, Chicago, South Chicago. Both of his parents died before he was twe ...

, installed on a wall of

Puerto Vallarta Puerto Vallarta ( or simply Vallarta) is a Mexican resort city near the Bahía de Banderas on the Pacific coast of the Mexico, Mexican state of Jalisco. Puerto Vallarta is the second largest urban agglomeration in the state after the Guadalajara ...

's Molino de Agua Condominium, in the Mexican state of

Jalisco Jalisco, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Jalisco, is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the 32 Political divisions of Mexico, Federal Entities of Mexico. It is located in western Mexico and is bordered by s ...

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, who helps with handling wa ...

, 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.

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The Washer Woman - Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
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