Wender·Vista
Statue of Abraham Lincoln
shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileUnited States
inside the Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall

Statue of Abraham Lincoln

— — a seated man, larger than the room he sits in.

— 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

“Nineteen feet of Georgia marble, seated, hands resting on the arms of a chair. Daniel Chester French worked on the figure for four years; the Piccirilli brothers cut it from twenty-eight blocks. It was unveiled in 1922 and has been receiving visitors ever since. People come up the steps quietly and stand a long time before they say anything. from the studio

from the studio
Statue of Abraham Lincoln
— bring it home

Statue of Abraham 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 Statue of Abraham 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

The statue sits inside the central chamber of the Lincoln Memorial at the west end of the National Mall in Washington, D.C., facing the Reflecting Pool. Daniel Chester French designed the seated figure; the Piccirilli brothers carved it in their Bronx studio from twenty-eight blocks of Georgia white marble. The figure is 19 feet tall from head to foot and would stand roughly 28 feet if it rose from the chair. The memorial was dedicated in May 1922.

— the stone

The marble came from quarries near Tate, Georgia, chosen for its near-white tone and fine crystalline grain. The Piccirilli brothers, six Italian-born carvers working from a small Bronx studio, assembled the twenty-eight blocks so the seams read as drapery folds and chair edges rather than joints. Henry Bacon's Doric memorial around the figure is Colorado Yule marble. The seated Lincoln weighs roughly 175 tons; the floor below was reinforced to carry it.

— the visit

The memorial is open to the public twenty-four hours a day, year-round, with rangers on site from early morning to late evening. Admission is free. The fifty-eight steps from the Reflecting Pool match the years of Lincoln's life. The chamber holds the statue and the two inscribed walls — the Gettysburg Address to the south, the Second Inaugural to the north. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered the 'I Have a Dream' speech from the steps in August 1963.

— where
United States · Washington, D.C.
— within
National Mall
— position
38.8893° N · 77.0502° 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
Reflecting Pool
memorial pool
1 km E
Washington Monument
obelisk
at the lake
Vietnam Veterans Memorial
memorial
at the lake
Korean War Veterans Memorial
memorial
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Statue of Abraham Lincoln
Reflecting Pool
Washington Monument
Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Korean War Veterans Memorial
— common questions

What people ask.

A few questions we get about Statue of Abraham Lincoln — and about bringing the piece home.
— about the place

Daniel Chester French designed the seated figure between 1915 and 1920. The Piccirilli brothers, six Italian-born carvers working in the Bronx, executed the carving from his full-scale plaster model.

The figure is 19 feet from head to foot and would stand roughly 28 feet if Lincoln rose from the chair. It is carved from twenty-eight blocks of Georgia white marble and weighs around 175 tons.

The Lincoln Memorial was dedicated on May 30, 1922, with Chief Justice and former President William Howard Taft presiding. Robert Todd Lincoln, the president's only surviving son, attended the ceremony.

The seated figure is Georgia white marble from quarries near Tate, chosen for its near-white tone and fine crystalline grain. The surrounding memorial uses Colorado Yule marble for its exterior columns.

Visitors climb fifty-eight steps from the Reflecting Pool to the chamber, matching the fifty-eight years of Lincoln's life. The number is intentional, set into Henry Bacon's design.

Yes. The memorial is open twenty-four hours a day, year-round, with no admission fee. National Park Service rangers staff the site from early morning until late evening.

— about the piece in your home

It travels well for that recipient — judges, civil servants, history teachers. The seated figure reads as quiet authority rather than partisan symbol. A Small or Medium with a handwritten note carries the intent.

The deep stained-glass palette sits comfortably with Library Traditional, Federal, and Study-Modern interiors. It does steady work above a desk, in a panelled study, or in a hallway with framed books.

Yes. Place-specific civic art with an editorial hand is a steady current in study and library design. The tile carries that without leaning into generic Americana iconography.

Above a standard sofa, a single Large reads at conversational distance. Above a longer sectional or a wide console, a four-tile or nine-tile Mural holds the wall better and keeps the figure proportionate.

Yes, in the Dura Satin or Matte finish. Both are scratch-resistant and tolerate steam, splash, and the daily humidity of a working bathroom or kitchen backsplash.

A soft microfibre cloth with plain water. No abrasive pads, no ammonia-based cleaners, no scouring. The colour lives in the ceramic surface and will not lift with normal cleaning.

Yes. Reid Wender curates the WenderVista atlas from a single studio in Knoxville, Tennessee. There is no licensing, no stock library; every place is chosen and the artwork hand-finished in-house.

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