shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileTexas

on the Sundance Square facade in downtown Fort Worth

Bass Performance Hall angels

Name: Bass Performance Hall angels — on ceramic tile, by WenderVista
Brand: WenderVista

— two trumpets, forty-eight feet up, holding the corner.

— Texas wall art on a ceramic tile, made to order

from $22

$58

6 × 6 in, glossy, hidden mount · all sizes, murals and mounts ↓

Finished by hand in Knoxville. Free US shipping over $75, on your wall in about ten days. Damaged in transit? Free replacement within 30 days; other returns within 30 days. Returns · Contact

— 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.

— Beside the kettle, propped on the counter.

— On the nightstand, catching the morning.

— shown in a slim black floating frame · 6 × 6 in

— bring it home

Bass Performance Hall angels, 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.

— comes gift-ready

Each tile ships in a kraft box, tied with cream ribbon, with a handwritten note from the studio if you'd like to add one.

— or build a grouping

Three or five different vistas, hung together — a chapter of places you've been, or want to go.

— a note from the studio

“Two limestone angels lift gold trumpets from the Calmon and Nancy Carter facade of the Nancy Lee and Perry R. Bass Performance Hall in downtown Fort Worth. Each figure stands forty-eight feet tall, carved by Hungarian sculptor Márton Váró from Texas Cordova Cream limestone. The hall opened in 1998 and the angels have framed the corner of Fourth and Calhoun ever since, watching the marquee. from the studio

from the studio

— about Bass Performance Hall angels

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

Nancy Lee and Perry R. Bass Performance Hall sits at 525 Commerce Street in the Sundance Square district of downtown Fort Worth, Texas. The 2,056-seat hall opened in May 1998 and serves as home venue for the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra, Texas Ballet Theater, Fort Worth Opera, and the quadrennial Van Cliburn International Piano Competition. The architect was David M. Schwarz; the building was funded almost entirely by private gifts from the Bass family and other Fort Worth donors.

— informed by Bass Hall, Wikipedia

— the stone

The two trumpeting angels on the Fourth Street facade were carved by Hungarian-born sculptor Márton Váró from Texas Cordova Cream limestone, the same stone used for the Texas State Capitol. Each figure stands roughly 48 feet tall with a 36-foot wingspan and weighs about 80 tons. Váró carved the wings and figures in Carrara, Italy, then shipped the blocks to Fort Worth for installation in 1998. The trumpets are gilded brass.

— informed by Bass Hall

— the visit

The hall faces the corner of Fourth and Calhoun in Sundance Square, a walkable downtown district built around a public plaza. The angels read best from across the intersection, where the full 48-foot scale and the angle of the trumpets are visible against the sky; closer in, the limestone carving texture shows. Free public tours of the building's interior are offered on select dates each month through the box office.

— informed by Bass Hall tours

— where

United States · Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas

— elevation

199 m · 653 ft

— position

32.7548° N · 97.3306° 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

Sundance Square Plaza

downtown plaza

1 km S

Fort Worth Water Gardens

modernist water park

3 km W

Kimbell Art Museum

art museum

4 km N

Fort Worth Stockyards

historic district

Bass Performance Hall angels

Sundance Square Plaza

Fort Worth Water Gardens

Kimbell Art Museum

Fort Worth Stockyards

— common questions

What people ask.

A few questions we get about Bass Performance Hall angels — and about bringing the piece home.

— about the place

Hungarian-born sculptor Márton Váró carved the two limestone angels for the 1998 opening of Bass Performance Hall. He worked the stone in Carrara, Italy, before the blocks were shipped to Fort Worth.

Each angel stands roughly 48 feet tall with a 36-foot wingspan and weighs about 80 tons. The trumpets they hold are gilded brass; the bodies are Texas Cordova Cream limestone.

Bass Hall opened in May 1998. It was funded almost entirely by private gifts from the Bass family and other Fort Worth donors, designed by architect David M. Schwarz.

The hall is home to the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra, Texas Ballet Theater, and Fort Worth Opera, and hosts the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition every four years. Touring Broadway also runs here.

525 Commerce Street in the Sundance Square district of downtown Fort Worth, Texas. The angel facade faces the corner of Fourth and Calhoun streets.

Yes. Free public tours of the interior are offered on select dates each month through the box office. The angels are visible from the street any time.

— about the piece in your home

The Bass Hall angels are one of the most recognised images in the city — locals tie them to Cliburn finals, ballet openings, and walks through Sundance Square. A Medium or Large carries well.

Yes. The trumpeting figures map cleanly to a music-room or studio wall, and the Van Cliburn association reads to anyone who follows piano competitions. A Small with a note from the studio works for a teacher gift.

The warm limestone and gilded-brass palette suits Texas-modern, Maximalist, and quiet Traditional rooms. It also reads well against deep cream walls and dark wood trim.

Above a standard sofa, a single Large reads cleanly. For more presence, a 4-tile Mural fills the wall; a 9-tile Mural anchors a long console or entry.

Yes, in Dura Satin or Matte finish. Both are scratch-resistant and hold up to humidity, so the tile installs cleanly on a backsplash or shower wall.

A soft microfibre cloth and water. No chemical cleaners or abrasive pads. The colour lives in the ceramic surface beneath a thin glossy finish.

Yes. Every WenderVista piece is made in our Knoxville studio, hand-finished in-house. No licensing, no resale of third-party imagery.

— if this one stayed with you