{"author":"Jan Brennenstuhl","categories":["Urban Design"],"cover":{"alt":"Manhattan Skyline Drawing","height":840,"src":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/manhattan-skyline-drawing-stephen-wiltshire/stephen-wiltshire-drawing-manhattan1.jpg","width":1880},"credit":"","date":"2009-11-05T16:23:32Z","description":"Stephen Wiltshire is incredible! The autistic British artist is able to draw whole skyline and urban scenes completely from memory! Take a look at his recent artwork...","html":"\u003cp\u003eDo you know the British artist \u003cstrong\u003eStephen Wiltshire\u003c/strong\u003e? No? Me neither, but today I read an very interesting article about him and his great Manhattan Skyline drawing\u0026hellip;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026hellip;He is the world’s leading architectural artist! Stephen Wiltshire was born on April 24, 1974 in London. When he was about three years old, he was diagnosed as autistic.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe special thing about him is, that he is able to draw intricate buildings and cityscapes completely from memory! And I meen not only small villages or urban scenes, but whole cities or skylines. \u003cem\u003e“In 2005, for example, following a short helicopter ride over Tokyo, Japan, he drew a stunningly detailed panoramic view of the city on a 10-meter-long canvas.”\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSince October 26th, Wiltshire is currently attempting to draw the Manhattan Skyline from memory - on a 5,4 meter canvas!\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor more info about Stephen Wiltshire and his amazing skyline drawings, visit \u003ca href=\"http://www.stephenwiltshire.co.uk\"\u003ehis website\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfigure class=\"archive-figure historical-figure\"\u003e\u003cpicture style=\"--image-width: 2432px; --image-ratio: 2432 / 1652\" data-source-width=\"2432\" data-source-height=\"1652\" data-width-cap=\"1440\" data-height-cap=\"1652\"\u003e\n  \u003csource type=\"image/avif\" srcset=\"/manhattan-skyline-drawing-stephen-wiltshire/stephen-wiltshire-drawing_hu_462b4d58ce2fbfde.avif 480w, /manhattan-skyline-drawing-stephen-wiltshire/stephen-wiltshire-drawing_hu_ff897cf0501aeb31.avif 960w, /manhattan-skyline-drawing-stephen-wiltshire/stephen-wiltshire-drawing_hu_f5f2e7865f6d480d.avif 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n  \u003csource type=\"image/webp\" srcset=\"/manhattan-skyline-drawing-stephen-wiltshire/stephen-wiltshire-drawing_hu_e838165b49bdb122.webp 480w, /manhattan-skyline-drawing-stephen-wiltshire/stephen-wiltshire-drawing_hu_a3937180034aae3.webp 960w, /manhattan-skyline-drawing-stephen-wiltshire/stephen-wiltshire-drawing_hu_fa33984941ef519.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n  \u003cimg src=\"/manhattan-skyline-drawing-stephen-wiltshire/stephen-wiltshire-drawing_hu_5b39204bcc974e82.jpg\" srcset=\"/manhattan-skyline-drawing-stephen-wiltshire/stephen-wiltshire-drawing_hu_adce88e1117d567b.jpg 480w, /manhattan-skyline-drawing-stephen-wiltshire/stephen-wiltshire-drawing_hu_18670103ec9f3bc.jpg 960w, /manhattan-skyline-drawing-stephen-wiltshire/stephen-wiltshire-drawing_hu_5b39204bcc974e82.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\" width=\"1440\" height=\"978\" alt=\"stephen wiltshire drawing\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\u003e\n\u003c/picture\u003e\u003cfigcaption\u003estephen wiltshire drawing\u003c/figcaption\u003e\n\u003c/figure\u003e\n \u003cfigure class=\"archive-figure historical-figure\"\u003e\u003cpicture style=\"--image-width: 2432px; --image-ratio: 2432 / 1652\" data-source-width=\"2432\" data-source-height=\"1652\" data-width-cap=\"1440\" data-height-cap=\"1652\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/avif\" srcset=\"/manhattan-skyline-drawing-stephen-wiltshire/stephen-wiltshire-drawing-manhattan_hu_ce37f65abcb0f8a0.avif 480w, /manhattan-skyline-drawing-stephen-wiltshire/stephen-wiltshire-drawing-manhattan_hu_560ea3ca064358fd.avif 960w, /manhattan-skyline-drawing-stephen-wiltshire/stephen-wiltshire-drawing-manhattan_hu_fd722a40d7e5e9e1.avif 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/webp\" srcset=\"/manhattan-skyline-drawing-stephen-wiltshire/stephen-wiltshire-drawing-manhattan_hu_2058412ad480cfb0.webp 480w, /manhattan-skyline-drawing-stephen-wiltshire/stephen-wiltshire-drawing-manhattan_hu_9d80906ea2f827a8.webp 960w, /manhattan-skyline-drawing-stephen-wiltshire/stephen-wiltshire-drawing-manhattan_hu_c7683f3db79cc270.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003cimg src=\"/manhattan-skyline-drawing-stephen-wiltshire/stephen-wiltshire-drawing-manhattan_hu_95a4e5956fdcb866.jpg\" srcset=\"/manhattan-skyline-drawing-stephen-wiltshire/stephen-wiltshire-drawing-manhattan_hu_2efaee55ce96c56b.jpg 480w, /manhattan-skyline-drawing-stephen-wiltshire/stephen-wiltshire-drawing-manhattan_hu_99f5bc8ef400b88d.jpg 960w, /manhattan-skyline-drawing-stephen-wiltshire/stephen-wiltshire-drawing-manhattan_hu_95a4e5956fdcb866.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\" width=\"1440\" height=\"978\" alt=\"stephen wiltshire drawing manhattan\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\u003e\n \u003c/picture\u003e\u003cfigcaption\u003estephen wiltshire drawing manhattan\u003c/figcaption\u003e\n \u003c/figure\u003e\n \u003cfigure class=\"archive-figure historical-figure\"\u003e\u003cpicture style=\"--image-width: 2432px; --image-ratio: 2432 / 1652\" data-source-width=\"2432\" data-source-height=\"1652\" data-width-cap=\"1440\" data-height-cap=\"1652\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/avif\" srcset=\"/manhattan-skyline-drawing-stephen-wiltshire/stephen-wiltshire-drawing-manhattan-2_hu_dca65072b3c382ae.avif 480w, /manhattan-skyline-drawing-stephen-wiltshire/stephen-wiltshire-drawing-manhattan-2_hu_aea8d4e934d1adf4.avif 960w, /manhattan-skyline-drawing-stephen-wiltshire/stephen-wiltshire-drawing-manhattan-2_hu_1147e2e39f77c844.avif 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/webp\" srcset=\"/manhattan-skyline-drawing-stephen-wiltshire/stephen-wiltshire-drawing-manhattan-2_hu_1cb819c5d649483a.webp 480w, /manhattan-skyline-drawing-stephen-wiltshire/stephen-wiltshire-drawing-manhattan-2_hu_18a7ff006b6dbd59.webp 960w, /manhattan-skyline-drawing-stephen-wiltshire/stephen-wiltshire-drawing-manhattan-2_hu_bf213c55c9371d80.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003cimg src=\"/manhattan-skyline-drawing-stephen-wiltshire/stephen-wiltshire-drawing-manhattan-2_hu_9459c22a3ce5272e.jpg\" srcset=\"/manhattan-skyline-drawing-stephen-wiltshire/stephen-wiltshire-drawing-manhattan-2_hu_a17f03e4d3c9b4ce.jpg 480w, /manhattan-skyline-drawing-stephen-wiltshire/stephen-wiltshire-drawing-manhattan-2_hu_3c8429990fc180c1.jpg 960w, /manhattan-skyline-drawing-stephen-wiltshire/stephen-wiltshire-drawing-manhattan-2_hu_9459c22a3ce5272e.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\" width=\"1440\" height=\"978\" alt=\"stephen wiltshire drawing manhattan\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\u003e\n \u003c/picture\u003e\u003cfigcaption\u003estephen wiltshire drawing manhattan\u003c/figcaption\u003e\n \u003c/figure\u003e\n Manhattan Skyline\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVia \u003ca href=\"http://www.designboom.com/weblog/cat/9/view/7994/stephen-wiltshire-draws-manhattan-skyline-from-memory.html\"\u003edesignboom.com\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n","markdown":"\n\n\n\nDo you know the British artist **Stephen Wiltshire**? No? Me neither, but today I read an very interesting article about him and his great Manhattan Skyline drawing...\n\n...He is the world’s leading architectural artist! Stephen Wiltshire was born on April 24, 1974 in London. When he was about three years old, he was diagnosed as autistic.\n\nThe special thing about him is, that he is able to draw intricate buildings and cityscapes completely from memory! And I meen not only small villages or urban scenes, but whole cities or skylines. *“In 2005, for example, following a short helicopter ride over Tokyo, Japan, he drew a stunningly detailed panoramic view of the city on a 10-meter-long canvas.”*\n\nSince October 26th, Wiltshire is currently attempting to draw the Manhattan Skyline from memory - on a 5,4 meter canvas!\n\nFor more info about Stephen Wiltshire and his amazing skyline drawings, visit [his website](http://www.stephenwiltshire.co.uk).\n\n![stephen wiltshire drawing](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/manhattan-skyline-drawing-stephen-wiltshire/stephen-wiltshire-drawing.jpg\u003e)\n\nstephen wiltshire drawing ![stephen wiltshire drawing manhattan](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/manhattan-skyline-drawing-stephen-wiltshire/stephen-wiltshire-drawing-manhattan.jpg\u003e)\n\nstephen wiltshire drawing manhattan ![stephen wiltshire drawing manhattan](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/manhattan-skyline-drawing-stephen-wiltshire/stephen-wiltshire-drawing-manhattan-2.jpg\u003e)\n\nstephen wiltshire drawing manhattan Manhattan Skyline\n\n\nVia [designboom.com](http://www.designboom.com/weblog/cat/9/view/7994/stephen-wiltshire-draws-manhattan-skyline-from-memory.html).\n","tags":["Architecture","Stephen Wiltshire","Drawing"],"title":"Manhattan Skyline Drawing","url":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/manhattan-skyline-drawing-stephen-wiltshire/"}