Wender·Vista
Liberty Island
shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileUnited States
in New York Harbor, off the southern tip of Manhattan

Liberty Island

— the green the harbor weather made and kept.

— 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

“A small island in Upper New York Bay, just under fifteen acres above the waterline, holding one of the most recognised statues in the world. The figure stands 305 feet from foundation to torch, sheathed in copper that the harbor air long ago turned a soft pale green. Ferries leave from Battery Park and from Liberty State Park in Jersey City.

from the studio
Liberty Island
— bring it home

Liberty Island, 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 Liberty Island

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

Liberty Island sits in Upper New York Bay, about 2.6 kilometers southwest of the Battery at the tip of Manhattan and just over a kilometer east of Liberty State Park in Jersey City. The island covers roughly 14.7 acres above the high-water line and is federally administered by the National Park Service as part of the Statue of Liberty National Monument. It was known as Bedloe's Island from the seventeenth century until 1956, when Congress changed the name to match the statue that had stood there for seventy years.

— the year

The statue was a gift from the people of France to commemorate the centennial of American independence, formally proposed by Édouard de Laboulaye in 1865 and dedicated on October 28, 1886. Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi designed the sculpture; Gustave Eiffel engineered the internal iron skeleton that lets the copper skin flex with wind and temperature. The pedestal, designed by Richard Morris Hunt, was paid for by American public subscription, much of it raised through Joseph Pulitzer's appeal in the New York World.

— the visit

Access to Liberty Island is by Statue City Cruises ferry only, leaving from Battery Park in Lower Manhattan or from Liberty State Park in Jersey City. Round-trip tickets begin around twenty-five dollars for adults; pedestal and crown access require a separate timed reservation, often booked weeks ahead. The island reopened in July 2013 after Hurricane Sandy repairs; the crown is reached by a 162-step spiral staircase. The grounds are open most days of the year; ferry service suspends in serious weather.

— where
United States · New York County, New York
— within
Statue of Liberty National Monument
— position
40.6892° N · 74.0445° 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.
1 km N
Ellis Island
immigration station
2 km NE
Battery Park
Manhattan park
2 km E
Governors Island
harbor island
1 km W
Jersey City
city
N
Liberty Island
Ellis Island
Battery Park
Governors Island
Jersey City
— common questions

What people ask.

A few questions we get about Liberty Island — and about bringing the piece home.
— about the place

In Upper New York Bay, about 2.6 kilometers southwest of the Battery in Lower Manhattan and just over a kilometer east of Liberty State Park in Jersey City, New Jersey.

The statue stands 305 feet from the ground to the tip of the torch, or about 93 meters. From heel to head, the figure itself measures 111 feet.

Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi sculpted the figure; Gustave Eiffel engineered the internal iron skeleton; Richard Morris Hunt designed the pedestal. The statue was dedicated on October 28, 1886.

The outer skin is hammered copper roughly 2.4 millimeters thick. Over decades of harbor air the copper oxidised into the pale green patina now seen across the figure.

No. It was Bedloe's Island from the seventeenth century until 1956, when Congress formally renamed it Liberty Island. The Statue of Liberty had stood there since 1886.

By Statue City Cruises ferry, which departs from Battery Park in Lower Manhattan and from Liberty State Park in Jersey City. There is no other public access to the island.

— about the piece in your home

Yes. For families whose ancestors arrived through nearby Ellis Island, Liberty Island carries direct meaning. A Medium or Large reads well in an entryway or above a fireplace.

The verdigris green and harbor blues hold in Coastal-modern, Industrial, and Classic American rooms. It also pairs well with dark walnut, deep navy walls, and patinated brass.

Yes. Heritage-American decor is in a quiet resurgence and looks for specific, named landmarks rather than generic flag motifs. The statue treated as artwork rather than icon fits the shift.

A single Large covers most sofas. For a longer wall or wide console, a 4-tile Mural reads as one piece, and a 9-tile Mural takes a true statement wall.

Yes. Order Dura Satin or Matte for vertical installations in bathrooms, kitchens, or any wet area. Both finishes are scratch-resistant and easy to wipe clean.

A soft microfibre cloth and plain water. The colour lives in the ceramic surface beneath a thin glossy finish, so ordinary cleaning will not lift or fade it.

Yes. Every piece in the WenderVista atlas is created in our Knoxville studio under Reid Wender's eye. We do not license outside artwork or resell stock images.

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