Wender·Vista
Jersey City
shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileUnited States
across the Hudson from Lower Manhattan

Jersey City

— — the skyline seen from the other side.

— Where it lives

Not only on a wall.

A small tile on the nightstand catching the morning. A larger one above the fire. Yours, wherever you spend the slow hours.
— On the nightstand, a 6-inch on a walnut stand
— Among the books, a 6-inch leaning into the spines
— Beside the kettle, a 12-inch propped
— Down a quiet hall, an 18-inch floating off the wall
— Above the fire, the 24-inch in a walnut surround
— a note from the studio

“The view of Manhattan you don't see from Manhattan. Jersey City rises along the Hudson's western shore, its own skyline thickening through the Exchange Place and Newport waterfronts. Liberty State Park reaches south toward Ellis Island, and the Statue of Liberty is closer here than from Battery. The Colgate Clock still keeps time at the river's edge.

from the studio
Jersey City
— bring it home

Jersey City, on ceramic.

Each tile is finished by hand in our Knoxville studio. Artwork is slowly infused into the ceramic surface under high heat and pressure, and rests beneath a thin glossy finish. The colour lives in the surface, not on top of it.

What kind of piece?
One tile — square or rectangle.
How big?
the popular one — counter, shelf, nightstand
6 × 6 in · 15 cm · 1.6 lb
Surface finish
A clear glossy finish — the artwork reads as if under resin. Ideal for show-pieces and framed wall art.
How it sits
A hidden cleat — sits ¼″ proud of the wall.
$58
Hand-finished and shipped from our studio at the foot of the Smokies. On your wall in about ten days.
— size
6 × 6 in
15 cm
— weighs
1.6 lb
solid in the hand
— surface
ceramic, hand-finished
art rests beneath a thin glossy finish
— from
Knoxville, TN
our family studio, at the foot of the Smokies
— start a Coaster Set

Pick any four 4-inch tiles — National Parks you've been to, a Smokies set, the four seasons of one place. $ for a set of , cork-backed, ready to live on the table.

— about Jersey City

The place, in three passes.

A little of what's known, in case you fall down the rabbit hole — or want to go see it yourself.
— the place

Jersey City sits along the western bank of the Hudson River in Hudson County, directly opposite Lower Manhattan. With roughly 290,000 residents, it is New Jersey's second-largest city. The city stretches from the Bergen Hill ridge in the west down to the Hudson waterfront, with Liberty State Park anchoring its southern tip on Upper New York Bay. PATH trains and ferries cross to Manhattan in minutes, and the Holland Tunnel exits directly onto its streets. The Newport, Exchange Place, and Paulus Hook neighbourhoods together form the city's modern waterfront.

— the water

The Hudson here is broad and tidal, mixing with salt water from the Atlantic well above the city. From the Jersey City shoreline the river frames Lower Manhattan more completely than any vantage on the Manhattan side. Liberty State Park's waterfront walk reaches three kilometres along the bay, with Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty offshore. Container traffic still works the port channels south through the Kill Van Kull toward Newark Bay. Sunset light tends to read warmer here than across the river, with the city facing east into Manhattan.

— the visit

Liberty State Park opened in 1976 on a reclaimed rail-yard at the south end of the waterfront; it remains the closest land-based view of the Statue of Liberty in either state. The Colgate Clock at Exchange Place, installed in 1924 and rebuilt in 1986, measures fifty feet across the dial and is one of the largest clocks in the world. The Newport waterfront walk runs three kilometres north along the river toward Hoboken, with views of the Lower Manhattan skyline along nearly every step.

— where
United States · Jersey City, New Jersey
— elevation
3 m · 10 ft
— position
40.7178° N · 74.0431° W
— the neighborhood

What's nearby.

A handful of named places within an hour's walk or short drive. Some we've already painted; some we will.
3 km N
Hoboken
neighboring city
1 km E
Lower Manhattan
Manhattan district
2 km SE
Ellis Island
island
3 km S
Statue of Liberty
monument
N
Jersey City
Hoboken
Lower Manhattan
Ellis Island
Statue of Liberty
— common questions

What people ask.

A few questions we get about Jersey City — and about bringing the piece home.
— about the place

Jersey City's waterfront sits directly across the Hudson from Lower Manhattan. PATH trains reach the World Trade Center in roughly four minutes; ferries cross to several Manhattan terminals throughout the day.

Liberty Island sits in New York waters, but the closest land vantage is from Liberty State Park in Jersey City. The park's southern edge is roughly six hundred metres from the statue.

The Colgate Clock is a fifty-foot-diameter clock face installed on the Jersey City waterfront in 1924 by the Colgate-Palmolive company. It is one of the largest clocks in the world and still keeps time at Exchange Place.

Exchange Place, Newport, and nearby Hoboken Terminal are the main waterfront crossings. PATH lines run beneath the river; NY Waterway ferries dock at Paulus Hook and Newport. The Holland Tunnel handles vehicle traffic.

Liberty State Park covers 1,200 acres at the southern end of Jersey City's waterfront, on land reclaimed from rail-yards in the 1970s. It opened in 1976 and provides the closest land access to Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty.

— about the piece in your home

Many customers send these to former JC residents and the broader New York-area diaspora. The skyline-from-the-Jersey-side view carries strong meaning for anyone who has commuted across the Hudson. A Small or Medium with a handwritten studio note suits well.

The cooler river blues and Manhattan-skyline silhouette sit cleanly within urban-modern, industrial-modern, and transitional rooms. The stained-glass facets also work against warm brick and brass-toned palettes common to converted-loft interiors.

Skyline and bridge imagery has returned through the broader urban-modern and industrial-modern direction. The composition reads as place rather than postcard, which keeps it durable as trends shift over the next few seasons.

A single Large reads cleanly above most consoles. Above a standard sofa, a four-tile Mural carries the skyline at full sweep; a nine-tile Mural fills a true feature wall. The composition scales without losing the river line.

Yes, with the Dura Satin or Matte finish. Both are scratch-resistant and built for vertical installations: backsplash, shower surround, powder-room wall. Reserve the Glossy finish for framed wall pieces away from steam.

A soft microfibre cloth with water handles everything. The colour is infused into the ceramic surface beneath a thin protective finish, so household cleaners are unnecessary and the image will not fade with washing.

Yes. Every piece in the WenderVista atlas is curated and signed by Reid Wender from a single Knoxville studio. The art is not licensed and not reproduced from third parties; each tile is hand-finished in-house.

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