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Custer National Cemetery Little Bighorn
shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileMontana
on the ridge above the Little Bighorn River, in southeast Montana

Custer National Cemetery Little Bighorn

— a hill that holds its quiet.

— 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 cemetery sits on a low rise above the Little Bighorn River, across the draw from the marble markers that show where soldiers of the Seventh Cavalry fell on June 25, 1876. Wind moves through the prairie grass most afternoons. The ground has been closed to new interments since 1978. Visitors who come early often have the ridge to themselves.

from the studio
Custer National Cemetery Little Bighorn
— bring it home

Custer National Cemetery Little Bighorn, 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 Custer National Cemetery Little Bighorn

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

Custer National Cemetery occupies a corner of Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument on the Crow Reservation in southeastern Montana, about an hour east of Billings off Interstate 90. Established in 1879 to consolidate remains from frontier-era military posts across Montana and the Dakotas, the cemetery holds roughly five thousand interments and was closed to new burials in 1978. The white-marble markers on the surrounding hillside show where soldiers of the Seventh Cavalry fell on June 25 and 26, 1876.

— the year

The battle is marked each June 25 at the monument, with the National Park Service and the Crow, Northern Cheyenne, Lakota, and Arapaho nations all participating in interpretive programs. The Indian Memorial, dedicated in 2003 on a knoll north of Last Stand Hill, honours the warriors who fought and died defending their families and way of life. The two memorials face each other across the slope, and the anniversary week is the busiest of the visitor year.

— informed by Indian Memorial, NPS
— the silence

Outside the June anniversary, the ridge is one of the quieter National Monuments in the system, with roughly three hundred thousand visitors a year spread across long shoulder seasons. The prairie holds wind almost constantly; the river runs out of sight below the bluff. Markers on the slope, set where men fell, give the eye somewhere to rest. Visitors who walk the cemetery road early or late often hear nothing but grass and meadowlarks.

— where
United States · Big Horn County, Montana
— within
Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument
— position
45.5703° N · 107.4316° 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
Last Stand Hill
battlefield memorial
1 km N
Indian Memorial
memorial
7 km SE
Reno-Benteen Battlefield
battlefield site
2 km W
Crow Agency
tribal town
N
Custer National Cemetery Little Bighorn
Last Stand Hill
Indian Memorial
Reno-Benteen Battlefield
Crow Agency
— common questions

What people ask.

A few questions we get about Custer National Cemetery Little Bighorn — and about bringing the piece home.
— about the place

The Battle of the Little Bighorn was fought on June 25 and 26, 1876, between the Seventh Cavalry under Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer and a large allied force of Lakota, Northern Cheyenne, and Arapaho warriors.

Custer National Cemetery was established in 1879 to consolidate remains from frontier-era military posts across Montana and the Dakotas. It was closed to new interments in 1978.

On Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument near Crow Agency, Montana, about sixty-five miles east of Billings along Interstate 90 on the Crow Reservation in the southeastern corner of the state.

The marble markers scattered on the hillside are not graves. They show where soldiers of the Seventh Cavalry fell. Most of the remains were later moved and reinterred in a single mass grave on Last Stand Hill.

Yes. The Indian Memorial, dedicated in 2003 on a knoll north of Last Stand Hill, honours the Lakota, Northern Cheyenne, and Arapaho fighters who defended their families and way of life.

— about the piece in your home

It can be. The piece treats the place itself rather than either side of the battle, and it is most often gifted to people connected to the land: descendants, veterans, park staff, and history teachers.

The muted prairie palette sits well in western-modern, library, and study rooms, and in spaces leaning Americana or earth-tone minimalist with reclaimed wood and cast iron.

Yes. Western-modern and prairie-modern continue to grow in the Mountain West, and historical-landscape art has gained ground in libraries and studies as an alternative to abstract prints.

A single Large carries a console; a four-tile Mural sits well above a sofa; a nine-tile Mural treats the ridge at near room-scale and reads from across an open plan.

Yes, in the Dura Satin or Matte finish. Both are scratch-resistant and handle steam, splatter, and daily wiping. The Glossy finish is meant for dry interior walls.

A microfibre cloth with water. No cleansers, no abrasives. The colour lives in the ceramic surface itself, so the tile cleans like a plain ceramic dish.

Yes. Reid Wender selects and finalises every place in the WenderVista atlas, and the studio is a single family operation in Knoxville, Tennessee. No licensing in or out.

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