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Frechen
(Stadt Frechen)
Rhein-Erft-Kreis
Nordrhein-Westfalen

Kapellenstraße / Krankenhausstraße, Hücheln

Wäscherinnen

Washwomen

Olaf Höhnen
2002

Description

Sculpture of two women and a girl working on the bleaching field.

Frechen - Wäscherinnen

Inscription(s)

die bleichwiese
treffpunkt der wäscherinnen
zur erinnerung an das
hüchelner bleechplätzje
als waschen noch
schwerstarbeit war
errichtet 2002

The bleaching meadow
meeting place of the washerwomen
in memory of the
Hüchelner bleeching place
when washing was still
hard labour
erected 2002

Signature

O. Höhnen

Information Sign

Gefördert durch die
Kulturstiftung
der
Sparkasse Köln

Sponsored by the
Cultural Foundation
of the
Cologne Savings Bank

Sculptor

Olaf Höhnen (Mendig/Eifel 1933 - Frechen 2009), German sculptor from Frechen (Website – Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Kunstverein zu Frechen e.V., Skulpturenweg Frechen, 24 Entdeckungen (PDF online).

Locatie (N 50°55'22" - E 6°48'24") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: denw1194; Photograph: 15 September 2024
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