Wender·Vista
George Washington Bridge from Fort Lee
shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileNew York
across the Hudson from the Fort Lee bluff

George Washington Bridge from Fort Lee

— two grey towers above the river road.

— 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 the Fort Lee Historic Park bluff, across the Hudson toward upper Manhattan. Othmar Ammann's double-decker suspension bridge, opened in 1931, carries fourteen lanes between New Jersey and New York. The lower deck was added in 1962. From this vantage the towers read as bare grey steel, the cables as long arcs, the river beneath as the working surface it has always been.

from the studio
George Washington Bridge from Fort Lee
— bring it home

George Washington Bridge from Fort Lee, 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 George Washington Bridge from Fort Lee

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 George Washington Bridge spans the Hudson River between Fort Lee, New Jersey and Washington Heights in upper Manhattan. It opened on October 25, 1931, designed by Swiss-American engineer Othmar Ammann for the Port of New York Authority. The main span is 3,500 feet, at completion the longest suspension span in the world, nearly doubling the previous record. A second deck was added beneath the original in 1962, making it the only fourteen-lane suspension bridge in the world. The classic eastward view is from the Fort Lee Historic Park bluff, roughly 80 metres above the river.

— the stone

The towers were planned to be clad in concrete and granite in the manner of the older East River bridges, but the Depression cut the budget and the steel framework was left bare. The result became signature: the architect Le Corbusier called it the most beautiful bridge in the world in 1947, born of the sky. Each tower stands 604 feet above the river, with roughly 105,000 tons of steel in the latticework. The cables are 36 inches in diameter, spun from 26,474 pencil-thin wires bundled and wrapped. The grey reads warmer at golden hour.

— the visit

Fort Lee Historic Park sits on the New Jersey bluff just south of the bridge, with the classic west-side view across the Hudson. The park preserves earthworks from the 1776 Continental encampment under Washington and Greene; the bridge above is a separate landmark on the same headland. Entry is free; the visitor centre is open Wednesday through Sunday. For the eastward vantage from below, the small Ross Dock Picnic Area sits on the river at the base of the cliff and stays open through the warmer months.

— where
United States · Hudson River, Manhattan, New York to Fort Lee, New Jersey
— elevation
80 m · 262 ft
— position
40.8517° N · 73.9527° 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
Fort Lee Historic Park
Revolutionary earthworks and overlook
1 km N
Palisades Interstate Park
Hudson cliff park
3 km NE
The Cloisters
medieval art museum
1 km E
Little Red Lighthouse
lighthouse beneath the bridge
N
George Washington Bridge from Fort Lee
Fort Lee Historic Park
Palisades Interstate Park
The Cloisters
Little Red Lighthouse
— common questions

What people ask.

A few questions we get about George Washington Bridge from Fort Lee — and about bringing the piece home.
— about the place

It opened on October 25, 1931, after four years of construction by the Port of New York Authority. The lower deck was added in 1962. Othmar Ammann was the chief engineer; Cass Gilbert was originally retained as consulting architect.

The main span between the towers is 3,500 feet, with the full bridge length, including approaches, running 4,760 feet. At completion in 1931, the main span was the longest in the world, nearly doubling the previous record.

The Depression cut the cladding budget. Towers planned for concrete and granite were left as exposed steel latticework. Le Corbusier called the result the most beautiful bridge in the world in 1947, and the bare-steel character has been preserved.

Each tower stands 604 feet above the river. The cables anchored over them are 36 inches in diameter, each spun from 26,474 individual pencil-thin steel wires bundled and wrapped. The deck carries fourteen lanes of traffic.

From the bluff at Fort Lee Historic Park, on the New Jersey side just south of the bridge, roughly 80 metres above the river. The eastward view at golden hour catches the bridge against upper Manhattan; the park is free to enter.

— about the piece in your home

It has been a common gift for commuters, Port Authority engineers, and anyone with childhood memories of the upper-deck crossing. A Medium framed in matte black, with a studio note about Ammann's design, carries well.

The bare-steel grey and river palette suit Industrial-modern, Loft, and Mid-century Modern rooms. It also reads in Minimalist interiors, where one strong architectural piece anchors a wall of warm neutrals.

A Large sits above a console. Above a sofa, a 4-tile Mural in landscape gives the towers and span their proper horizontal sweep; a 9-tile Mural carries the bridge, the river, and the Manhattan skyline at architectural scale.

Yes. Order Dura Satin or Matte for humid rooms. The colour is slowly infused into the ceramic surface under high heat and pressure, so steam and routine cleaning will not lift it.

A soft microfibre cloth and warm water. Avoid ammonia, abrasive pads, and bleach-based sprays. The wall finishes hold up to a weekly wipe; the satin and matte finishes hold up to daily kitchen and bathroom cleaning for years.

Yes. Reid Wender is the curator; the bridge painting was made in-house at our Knoxville, Tennessee studio in our stained-glass and alcohol-ink visual language. We do not license or resell other studios' work.

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