Wender·Vista
Brooklyn Bridge from DUMBO with Manhattan skyline
shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileNew York
from the cobblestones of DUMBO, looking back across the East River

Brooklyn Bridge from DUMBO with Manhattan skyline

— — the river, the bridge, the city behind it.

— 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 from Washington Street in DUMBO, where the Manhattan Bridge frames the older Brooklyn Bridge and the lower Manhattan skyline lifts behind it. The cobblestones are original. The Brooklyn Bridge opened in 1883 and still carries six lanes of traffic and a wide pedestrian deck a hundred and thirty-five feet above the water.

from the studio
Brooklyn Bridge from DUMBO with Manhattan skyline
— bring it home

Brooklyn Bridge from DUMBO with Manhattan skyline, 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
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— about Brooklyn Bridge from DUMBO with Manhattan skyline

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

The Brooklyn Bridge opened on May 24, 1883, after fourteen years of construction supervised by John A. Roebling and his son Washington. The main span runs 1,595 feet between two limestone-and-granite towers that rise 276 feet above the East River. From DUMBO, the neighbourhood directly under the Manhattan Bridge approach on the Brooklyn side, the older Brooklyn Bridge sits across the water with the Financial District towers rising behind it. The view from Washington Street, between Front and Water, is one of the most photographed angles in the city.

— the stone

The two main towers carry the bridge on Maine granite above and Rosendale natural-cement masonry below the waterline, with limestone trim at the arched portals. Roebling pioneered the use of steel-wire cables for the main suspension lines, four of them, each running over the saddles atop the towers and into the anchorages on either shore. The cobblestones of Washington Street in DUMBO are Belgian block, set in the late nineteenth century when the neighbourhood served as a riverfront industrial district feeding the warehouses now known as Empire Stores.

— informed by HAER — Brooklyn Bridge
— the visit

DUMBO sits directly across the East River from lower Manhattan, reached by the F train at York Street or the A and C trains at High Street. The view down Washington Street between Front and Water frames the Manhattan Bridge over the Brooklyn Bridge and the Financial District skyline. There is no admission. Best light comes about an hour before sunset, when the towers catch the western sun and the granite turns warm against the cooler river. Empire Stores and Jane's Carousel sit a short walk down the cobbles toward the waterfront.

— where
United States · Brooklyn, New York
— position
40.7033° N · 73.9881° 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.
at the lake
Brooklyn Bridge Park
waterfront park
at the lake
Empire Stores
historic warehouses
1 km SW
Brooklyn Heights Promenade
bluff promenade
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Brooklyn Bridge from DUMBO with Manhattan skyline
Brooklyn Bridge Park
Empire Stores
Brooklyn Heights Promenade
— common questions

What people ask.

A few questions we get about Brooklyn Bridge from DUMBO with Manhattan skyline — and about bringing the piece home.
— about the place

Washington Street in DUMBO frames the Manhattan Bridge over the older Brooklyn Bridge with the Financial District skyline behind. The composition stacks three landmark spans of New York into a single line of sight, which no other vantage in the city quite manages.

The Brooklyn Bridge opened on May 24, 1883, after fourteen years of construction supervised by John A. Roebling and his son Washington. It was the longest suspension bridge in the world at the time of its completion.

Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass. The name describes the neighbourhood's position directly beneath the Brooklyn-side approach of the Manhattan Bridge, between the East River waterfront and the bluff of Brooklyn Heights.

The two main towers rise 276 feet above the East River. The deck itself sits about a hundred and thirty-five feet above the water and carries six lanes of traffic plus a raised pedestrian and bicycle deck above the roadway.

About an hour before sunset on a clear day. The granite of the towers turns warm against the cooler east-facing river, and the western skyline lifts in silhouette behind the bridge for a brief window.

— about the piece in your home

It carries well for that. The DUMBO view is one of the most claimed pieces of the city by people who came from it. A Medium or Large with a handwritten note from the studio works for a housewarming or a milestone.

The piece pairs with Urban Industrial, Jewel-tone Maximalist, and warm Mid-century interiors. The deep river blues and the granite tones of the towers read well against exposed brick, walnut, and warm metal accents.

A single Large carries a sofa wall on its own. For a longer wall, a four-tile Mural reads better, and a nine-tile Mural holds a full living-room feature wall.

Yes. Order the Dura Satin or Matte finish for either room. Both are scratch-resistant and handle steam and splash. Reserve the Glossy finish for framed wall pieces in drier rooms.

A microfibre cloth and water. No spray cleaners, no abrasives. The colour is slowly infused into the ceramic surface under high heat and pressure, and the thin glossy finish wipes clean.

Yes. Every piece in the WenderVista atlas is original to the studio in Knoxville, Tennessee, hand-finished by Reid Wender's eye. We do not license outside work.

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