JOHN GUTZON DE LA MOTHE BORGLUM 

(American, Bear Lake, Idaho 1867 –1941 Chicago, Illinois)

Remember the Maine

Roundel in tropical woods, silver-gild bronze surround, with (verso) geometric designs in wood marquetryDiameter: 35 4/5 inches (91 cm) This is a tondo by the Danish-American sculptor Gutzon Borglum commemorating the sailors who lost their lives with the sinking of the USS Maine battleship at Havana Harbor on February 15, 1898. That event led to the Spanish-American war.