Cane inscribed REMEMBER THE MAINE & OUR HEROES DEWEY, SCHLEY & HOBSON

Unidentified, Cane inscribed REMEMBER THE MAINE & OUR HEROES DEWEY, SCHLEY & HOBSON, after 1898, carved and painted wood, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr. and museum purchase made possible by Ralph Cross Johnson, 1986.65.4
Copied Unidentified, Cane inscribed REMEMBER THE MAINE & OUR HEROES DEWEY, SCHLEY & HOBSON, after 1898, carved and painted wood, 34 5⁄8 x 1 1⁄2 x 1 1⁄2 in. (88.0 x 3.7 x 3.7 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr. and museum purchase made possible by Ralph Cross Johnson, 1986.65.4
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Artwork Details

Title
Cane inscribed REMEMBER THE MAINE & OUR HEROES DEWEY, SCHLEY & HOBSON
Artist
Unidentified
Date
after 1898
Location
Dimensions
34 5⁄8 x 1 1⁄2 x 1 1⁄2 in. (88.0 x 3.7 x 3.7 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr. and museum purchase made possible by Ralph Cross Johnson
Mediums
Mediums Description
carved and painted wood
Classifications
Keywords
  • Figure male — bust
  • History — United States — Maine
Object Number
1986.65.4
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1986.65.4

Artwork Description

An unknown artist created this cane to memorialize the American battleship Maine, which was blown up in Havana Harbor, Cuba, in 1898. This incident inspired the slogan “Remember the Maine,” and started the Spanish-American War (Lynda Hartigan, Made with Passion, 1990). The names on the cane are those of Admiral George Dewey (1837-1917), Rear Admiral Winfield Scott Schley (1839-1911), and Lieutenant Richmond Pearson Hobson (1870-1937), all of whom served in the war.