Wender·Vista
Statue of Liberty
shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileUnited States
in New York Harbor, off the tip of Manhattan

Statue of Liberty

— — the green the copper turned, a century in the salt air.

— 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 copper figure on a small island in the harbor, taller than her own pedestal, holding a torch the gulls have come to know. The patina took roughly thirty years to settle into that pale ocean-green. Ferries from Battery Park run her loop through the day, and the crown is small enough that everyone who climbs it remembers the climb.

from the studio
Statue of Liberty
— bring it home

Statue of Liberty, 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 Liberty

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

Liberty Island sits in Upper New York Bay, about 1.6 miles southwest of the southern tip of Manhattan and just north of Ellis Island. The statue was a gift from France, designed by Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi with an internal iron framework engineered by Gustave Eiffel, and dedicated on October 28, 1886. From the ground to the tip of the torch she measures 305 feet. The island falls under the Statue of Liberty National Monument, administered by the National Park Service, and is reached only by the official ferry from Battery Park or Liberty State Park in Jersey City.

— the stone

The outer skin is hammered copper sheets a little under 2.4 millimeters thick, riveted to Eiffel's wrought-iron armature beneath. When she was unveiled in 1886 the copper was the warm brown of a new penny. By around 1920 the patina had settled into the pale verdigris she wears today, a chemistry of copper carbonate, sulfate, and chloride driven by salt and rain. A 1986 restoration replaced the torch with a new copper flame leafed in 24-karat gold for the centennial.

— the visit

Access is by ferry only, operated by Statue City Cruises from Battery Park in Manhattan or Liberty State Park in Jersey City, with security screening before boarding. Pedestal and crown tickets are timed and limited; the crown allotment sells out months ahead, and reaching it is 162 narrow spiral steps from the pedestal landing. The island and grounds are open year-round, weather permitting; the museum near the dock opened in 2019 and is included with every ticket to the island.

— informed by Statue City Cruises
— where
United States · Liberty Island, New York
— within
Statue of Liberty National Monument
— position
40.6892° N · 74.0445° 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
Ellis Island
immigration museum
3 km NE
Battery Park
Manhattan waterfront park
3 km E
Governors Island
harbor park
5 km NE
Brooklyn Bridge
suspension bridge
N
Statue of Liberty
Ellis Island
Battery Park
Governors Island
Brooklyn Bridge
— common questions

What people ask.

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

The copper skin oxidizes in salt-rich harbor air, forming a layer of copper carbonate and sulfate compounds called verdigris. The transition from new-penny brown to today's pale green took roughly thirty years and was complete by about 1920.

Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi sculpted the figure, while Gustave Eiffel engineered the internal iron framework. The pedestal was designed by American architect Richard Morris Hunt and completed before the statue was assembled on Liberty Island in 1886.

From the ground at the base of the pedestal to the tip of the torch she stands 305 feet, or about 93 meters. The figure herself, from heel to the top of the crown, is 151 feet.

Statue City Cruises is the only authorized ferry, running from Battery Park in Lower Manhattan and Liberty State Park in Jersey City. Tickets include Liberty Island, the museum, and a stop at Ellis Island on the same trip.

Yes, with a timed crown ticket, which typically sells out months in advance. From the pedestal landing it is 162 steps up a narrow spiral staircase, and the windows at the top are small but the view holds the harbor.

Yes. France funded the statue itself by public subscription, while the American side raised funds for the pedestal. Dedication was October 28, 1886, with President Grover Cleveland accepting on behalf of the United States.

— about the piece in your home

It carries well for that. Liberty means something to anyone who has lived in the harbor's reach, immigrant family or longtime New Yorker. A Small or Medium with a handwritten studio note travels gently and arrives ready to stand.

The verdigris green and warm copper undertones land in Coastal-modern rooms, Jewel-tone Maximalist walls, and Industrial-leaning interiors. The piece reads as color first and landmark second, which makes it more flexible than most monument art.

Above a standard sofa we recommend a single Large, a 4-tile Mural, or a 9-tile Mural depending on wall width. For a console, a Medium centered or a pair of Smalls flanking a lamp reads well.

Yes, with the Dura Satin or Matte finish. Both resist scratching and tolerate humidity and splash, which makes them suited to a powder room, a kitchen backsplash, or a shower wall.

Yes. Every WenderVista piece is painted in our own visual language at Wender Studios in Knoxville and produced in-house. There is no licensing, no third-party art, and no other studio carries the work.

A microfiber cloth with plain water, or a dab of mild dish soap for fingerprints. The color is infused into the ceramic surface beneath a glossy finish, so it will not fade or scratch under normal household use.

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