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Paderborn
Lkr. Paderborn
Nordrhein-Westfalen

Warme Pader

Die Waschfrauen

The Washerwomen

Bonifatius Stirnberg
1994

Description

Sculpture group of five washerwoman, two are washing clothes above the river, two are talking and the fifth one has put the clothes on the grass to bleach and is moistens them with a watering can.

Paderborn - Die Waschfrauen

Next to this group is a Gooseherd trying to keep his goose away from the bleaching clothes. On this site, this is a separate sculpture.

Inscription(s)

die frauen von paderborn gewidmet
die bis in die 50er jahre hier an
der warmen pader die wäsche
gewaschen und gebleicht haben.
stiftung der sparkasse paderborn

August 1994
Geschaffen von Bonif. Stirnberg

Paderborn - Die Waschfrauen

Sculptor

Bonifatius Stirnberg (Freienohl 1933), German sculptor, famous for his fountains where the figures can be adjusted and moved (Wikipedia).

Locatie (N 51°43'8" - E 8°45'0") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: denw395; Photograph: 12 September 2015
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