shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileUnited States

the capital of Nebraska, on the eastern edge of the Great Plains

Lincoln

Name: Lincoln — on ceramic tile, by WenderVista
Brand: WenderVista

— — the tower the prairie can see for thirty miles.

— 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

— 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 capital of Nebraska, set where the tallgrass prairie begins. About 295,000 people live around the State Capitol, a 400-foot Art Deco tower visible from the cornfields east of town. The University of Nebraska runs through the middle of the city. The Haymarket, the old warehouse district by the rail line, has become its kitchen and stage. Salt Creek slides quietly past.

from the studio

— bring it home

Lincoln, 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 Lincoln

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

Lincoln sits in southeastern Nebraska on the eastern edge of the Great Plains, at about 365 metres elevation. The city population is around 295,000, with roughly 360,000 in the wider metropolitan area. Founded in 1856 as the village of Lancaster, it was renamed and made the state capital in 1867, two years after the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. Salt Creek and its tributaries thread through the city, and the prairie opens out to the west toward the Platte River and the Sandhills beyond.

— informed by Wikipedia, City of Lincoln

— the stone

The Nebraska State Capitol is one of the great American buildings of the early twentieth century. Designed by Bertram Goodhue and completed in 1932, the 400-foot Indiana limestone tower rises from a low cruciform base and is crowned by Lee Lawrie's 19-foot bronze figure of *The Sower*. It is the second-tallest statehouse in the United States after Louisiana's, and the tower can be seen across the surrounding cornfields from thirty miles or more on a clear morning.

— informed by Nebraska Capitol, Wikipedia · Bertram Goodhue

— the year

The University of Nebraska–Lincoln was founded in 1869, two years after statehood, and is the flagship campus of the state system with roughly 23,000 students at the centre of the city. Its football program has played in Memorial Stadium since 1923; on autumn Saturdays the stadium becomes the third-largest population centre in Nebraska. Willa Cather walked these streets as a student in the 1890s, and *My Ántonia*, her 1918 novel, draws on the prairie country a short drive west of town.

— informed by University of Nebraska, Wikipedia · Willa Cather

— where

United States · Lancaster County, Nebraska

— elevation

365 m · 1,198 ft

— position

40.8136° N · 96.7026° 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 S

Nebraska State Capitol

statehouse

1 km N

University of Nebraska–Lincoln

university

1 km W

Haymarket District

historic district

1 km N

Memorial Stadium

stadium

8 km SW

Pioneers Park

city park

80 km NE

Omaha

city

Lincoln

Nebraska State Capitol

University of Nebraska–Lincoln

Haymarket District

Memorial Stadium

Pioneers Park

Omaha

— common questions

What people ask.

A few questions we get about Lincoln — and about bringing the piece home.

— about the place

The capital of Nebraska, in the southeastern part of the state about 80 kilometres southwest of Omaha. The city has roughly 295,000 residents on the eastern edge of the Great Plains.

Bertram Goodhue's 1932 design rises 400 feet above the plain, the second-tallest statehouse in the United States after Louisiana's, and visible from cornfields more than thirty miles out on a clear day.

Founded in 1856 as the village of Lancaster, the town was renamed Lincoln in 1867 when Nebraska entered the Union and chose it as the new state capital, two years after the president's assassination.

A land-grant university founded in 1869, two years after statehood. UNL is the state's flagship campus, with about 23,000 students and a long history at the heart of the city.

A red-brick warehouse district by the old rail yard, restored from the 1980s onward. It now holds restaurants, breweries, the farmers' market, and the Pinnacle Bank Arena.

*The Sower*, a 19-foot bronze by Lee Lawrie, set on the dome in 1930. The figure scatters seed across the Nebraska plain and faces north.

— about the piece in your home

Yes. The Capitol tower is a point of state pride and a daily landmark across the city. A Medium or Large with a handwritten studio note suits a study, an office, or a family hall.

The limestone golds, prairie greens, and deep prairie sky read well in American Traditional, Mountain-modern, and warm-modern rooms against cream, sage, or oak-panelled walls.

Yes, within the current heritage-American and warm-modern interior currents. Landscape pieces grounded in regional architecture sit well alongside oak, brass, and patinated leather.

A single Large above a console. A 4-tile Mural or 9-tile Mural above a sofa, where the tower and the prairie horizon can carry the scale of the wall.

Yes, in Dura Satin or Matte. Both finishes resist moisture and scratching and are appropriate for backsplashes, showers, and other vertical installations.

A soft microfibre cloth and plain water. No abrasives, no ammonia cleaners. The colour is fixed in the ceramic surface and does not lift.

Yes. Every WenderVista piece is curated by Reid Wender and finished in our Knoxville studio. Nothing is licensed or resold from elsewhere.

— if this one stayed with you