Wender·Vista
Prospect Park Long Meadow
shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileNew York
in the middle of Brooklyn, running a mile through Prospect Park

Prospect Park Long Meadow

— — the longest open lawn in any American park.

— 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 mile of unbroken meadow running north to south through the center of Prospect Park, the longest open lawn in any American city park. Olmsted and Vaux laid it out in the 1860s after finishing Central Park; they thought of Prospect as the better of the two. On Saturdays in May it fills with picnic blankets, frisbees, dog walkers, and the slow drift of bagpipers practicing under the plane trees at the south end. — from the studio

from the studio
Prospect Park Long Meadow
— bring it home

Prospect Park Long Meadow, 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 Prospect Park Long Meadow

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 Long Meadow stretches about a mile from the Grand Army Plaza entrance south to the Bandshell, covering roughly 90 acres in the northwest half of Prospect Park. It is the longest unbroken stretch of meadow in any city park in the United States. Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux designed the meadow as the centerpiece of Prospect Park, which opened in 1867. Both men considered Prospect their better work, and the meadow's long, gently rolling sweep was the reason.

— the season

The meadow turns over with the year. April brings the first picnic blankets and the cherry blossoms at the north end. May and June carry the strongest grass and the loudest weekend crowds. July and August fill with shaded edges and the Bandshell's free Celebrate Brooklyn concerts. October bronzes the London plane trees that line the path. After the first heavy snow, cross-country skiers cut the first tracks down the slope from Endale Arch by morning.

— the visit

The meadow is open daily from 5 a.m. to 1 a.m., free, with no ticket. The closest subway stop is Grand Army Plaza on the 2/3 line; the Bandshell is a short walk from 15th Street/Prospect Park on the F/G. Dogs run off-leash before 9 a.m. and after 9 p.m. Picnic, frisbee, soccer, and pickup baseball are the daily rhythm. The Audubon Center on the east side of the meadow runs walks and nature programs most weekends.

— where
United States · Brooklyn, New York
— within
Prospect Park
— position
40.6663° N · 73.9707° 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.
0.4 km N
Grand Army Plaza
monumental plaza
1 km E
Brooklyn Botanic Garden
botanic garden
0.5 km W
Park Slope
neighborhood
N
Prospect Park Long Meadow
Grand Army Plaza
Brooklyn Botanic Garden
Park Slope
— common questions

What people ask.

A few questions we get about Prospect Park Long Meadow — and about bringing the piece home.
— about the place

A mile-long stretch of open grass in Prospect Park, Brooklyn. At roughly 90 acres, it is the longest unbroken meadow in any city park in the United States, and it is the centerpiece of Olmsted and Vaux's 1867 design.

Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux, the same team behind Central Park. They considered Prospect their better work, in part because the long uninterrupted sweep of the Long Meadow was possible here.

About a mile, running north to south from Grand Army Plaza to the Bandshell. It covers roughly 90 acres in the northwest half of Prospect Park, the largest open lawn of its kind in any U.S. city park.

Yes, during off-leash hours: before 9 a.m. and after 9 p.m. daily. Outside those windows dogs must be leashed. The meadow is one of the most popular off-leash spaces in Brooklyn.

Prospect Park is open daily from 5 a.m. to 1 a.m. The Long Meadow has no ticket or fee. The Audubon Center on its east edge runs walks and family programs most weekends.

Grand Army Plaza on the 2/3 line drops you at the north entrance. The Bandshell end is closest to 15th Street/Prospect Park on the F/G. Both put you on the meadow in under five minutes.

— about the piece in your home

It reads well for that recipient. The Long Meadow is the weekend lawn for Park Slope and Prospect Heights, so the tile carries everyday memory more than tourist memory. A Small or Medium suits an apartment wall.

It sits well with Brooklyn-modern, Mid-century, and Botanical-minimalist interiors. The greens and warm path tones in the artwork hold against white walls, plaster, and natural wood without fighting them.

A single Large reads well above a console or a city-apartment sofa. A 4-tile Mural carries a full living-room wall; a 9-tile Mural suits a loft or a high-ceiling brownstone parlor.

Yes. Order it in Dura Satin or Matte for any room with moisture or splash. Glossy is the choice for a framed bedroom or living-room piece away from the sink.

A soft microfibre cloth with water is enough. The colour lives in the ceramic surface under a thin glossy finish, so no polish or chemical cleaner is needed.

Yes. Every WenderVista piece is original to our family studio in Knoxville, Tennessee. We do not license artwork in or out, and Reid Wender curates every place that enters the atlas.

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