shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileTexas

in the railroad town of Quanah, on the southern edge of the Texas Panhandle

Quanah Parker statue panhandle

Name: Quanah Parker statue panhandle — on ceramic tile, by WenderVista
Brand: WenderVista

— the last Comanche chief, cast in bronze on his own ground.

— 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

Quanah Parker statue panhandle, 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

“The bronze stands in Quanah, Texas, a small Hardeman County town named for him by the railroad that came through in 1887. Quanah Parker, son of a Comanche war chief and a captured Anglo girl, held out longer than any other Comanche leader and then, when the buffalo were gone, did the harder thing and led his people through what came after. The statue faces the plains he rode. Cars stop. People stand a minute and read.

from the studio

— about Quanah Parker statue panhandle

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

Quanah is the county seat of Hardeman County, on U.S. 287 in the southeastern Texas Panhandle, about 200 miles northwest of Dallas. The town was founded in 1887 along the Fort Worth & Denver City Railway and named with the consent of Quanah Parker himself, who rode in for the dedication. Population today is around 2,200. The town sits at roughly 1,530 feet on the rolling short-grass plain that drops east toward the Red River, near the western edge of the Comanche homeland.

— informed by Wikipedia — Quanah, Texas, Texas State Historical Association — Quanah

— the year

Quanah Parker (c. 1845–1911) was the last principal chief of the Comanche, son of war chief Peta Nocona and Cynthia Ann Parker, the Anglo girl taken captive at Fort Parker in 1836. He led the Quahadi band through the 1874 Red River War, surrendered at Fort Sill in 1875, and then served as a reservation leader, rancher, and statesman until his death. The Quanah Parker Trail, a Texas Plains heritage project, marks more than 80 sites across 52 Panhandle counties with 22-foot steel arrows.

— informed by Wikipedia — Quanah Parker, Quanah Parker Trail

— the visit

The statue stands in the small civic square in downtown Quanah, a short walk from the restored 1908 Hardeman County Courthouse and the old Acme & Pacific depot. The Quanah Parker Trail arrow for Hardeman County is set nearby, one of the steel-arrow markers designed by sculptor Charles A. Smith that anchor the larger trail. Copper Breaks State Park, 12 miles south on State Highway 6, holds the official Texas State Longhorn herd and overlooks the rough country where Quanah's mother was recaptured in 1860.

— informed by Texas Parks & Wildlife — Copper Breaks State Park, Quanah Parker Trail — about the arrows

— where

United States · Hardeman County, Texas

— elevation

467 m · 1,532 ft

— position

34.2962° N · 99.7401° 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.

20 km S

Copper Breaks State Park

Texas state park

25 km SE

Medicine Mounds

Comanche sacred site

130 km NW

Caprock Canyons State Park

Texas state park

130 km E

Wichita Falls

north Texas city

Quanah Parker statue panhandle

Copper Breaks State Park

Medicine Mounds

Caprock Canyons State Park

Wichita Falls

— common questions

What people ask.

A few questions we get about Quanah Parker statue panhandle — and about bringing the piece home.

— about the place

The last principal chief of the Comanche, son of Peta Nocona and the captive Cynthia Ann Parker. He led the Quahadi band until surrender at Fort Sill in 1875, then served as reservation leader, rancher, and statesman until his death in 1911.

In the small civic square in downtown Quanah, Texas, the seat of Hardeman County, on U.S. 287 in the southeastern Panhandle. The town itself was named for Quanah Parker when it was founded in 1887.

A Texas Plains heritage project that marks more than 80 sites associated with Quanah Parker and Comanche history across 52 Panhandle counties, using 22-foot steel arrow sculptures designed by Charles A. Smith.

When the Fort Worth & Denver City Railway laid out the townsite in 1887, the chief was consulted and gave his consent for the name. He attended the town's dedication and remained on friendly terms with its residents.

Copper Breaks State Park lies 12 miles south on Highway 6, holding the official Texas State Longhorn herd and overlooking the country where Cynthia Ann Parker was recaptured in 1860. The Medicine Mounds rise southeast of town.

The southeastern Texas Panhandle, on the rolling short-grass plain that drops east toward the Red River. Elevation is about 1,530 feet, and the country was the southern edge of the Comanche homeland.

— about the piece in your home

Yes. Families with ties to the southern plains often recognise the figure and the country behind him. A Medium with a handwritten note from the studio is a common choice for that recipient.

The bronze tones and prairie palette suit Texas-ranch, Southwestern-modern, and a leather-and-oak study. It also reads well in a Western-traditional room beside framed maps and historical photography.

Heritage-Western has moved toward specific named-people and named-places work rather than generic cowboy iconography. This tile sits in that more grounded vein and reads as history, not costume.

Above a standard 84-inch sofa, a single Large is the anchor; a 4-tile Mural fills a wider console wall; a 9-tile Mural reads at the right scale in a great room or library.

Yes, in the Dura Satin or Matte finish. Both are scratch-resistant and tolerate humidity and steam, which makes them suitable for a backsplash, shower surround, or powder room wall.

A soft microfibre cloth with water. Avoid abrasive pads and ammonia-based cleaners, which can dull the thin glossy finish over time.

Yes. Every WenderVista tile is original work, curated by Reid Wender and produced in-house in Knoxville, Tennessee. The artwork is not licensed in or out.

— if this one stayed with you