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Guitars

Smithsonian Music

A selection of guitars and other guitar-related items in the collections.

Museum / Unit

National Museum of American History 64 Filter by term Exclude term
National Museum of African American History and Culture 14 Filter by term Exclude term
National Portrait Gallery 14 Filter by term Exclude term
Smithsonian American Art Museum 14 Filter by term Exclude term
NMNH - Anthropology Dept. 5 Filter by term Exclude term
National Museum of the American Indian 5 Filter by term Exclude term
Anacostia Community Museum 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden 2 Filter by term Exclude term
National Postal Museum 2 Filter by term Exclude term

Resource Type

Guitars 76 Filter by term Exclude term
Photographs 14 Filter by term Exclude term
Musical instruments 8 Filter by term Exclude term
Paintings 8 Filter by term Exclude term
Noisemakers 5 Filter by term Exclude term
Prints 5 Filter by term Exclude term
Sound devices 5 Filter by term Exclude term
Portraits 4 Filter by term Exclude term
Sculpture 4 Filter by term Exclude term
Graphic arts 3 Filter by term Exclude term

Culture

African Americans 17 Filter by term Exclude term
Native Americans 5 Filter by term Exclude term
Indians of North America 3 Filter by term Exclude term
Mesoamerica 3 Filter by term Exclude term
Americans 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Andes 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Huichol Indians 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Northern Mesoamerica 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Aleut (Unangax^ ; Unangan; Unangas) 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Asians 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Date

1890s 7 Filter by term Exclude term
1900s 7 Filter by term Exclude term
1920s 7 Filter by term Exclude term
1930s 8 Filter by term Exclude term
1940s 11 Filter by term Exclude term
1950s 12 Filter by term Exclude term
1960s 12 Filter by term Exclude term
1970s 19 Filter by term Exclude term
1980s 10 Filter by term Exclude term
1990s 17 Filter by term Exclude term

Place

United States 59 Filter by term Exclude term
California 9 Filter by term Exclude term
Michigan 8 Filter by term Exclude term
North and Central America 8 Filter by term Exclude term
Kalamazoo 7 Filter by term Exclude term
North America 7 Filter by term Exclude term
New York 5 Filter by term Exclude term
Florida 4 Filter by term Exclude term
Fullerton 4 Filter by term Exclude term
Mexico 4 Filter by term Exclude term

Set Name

Culture and the Arts: Musical Instruments 61 Filter by term Exclude term
Guitars 61 Filter by term Exclude term
Music & Musical Instruments 53 Filter by term Exclude term
Currently not on view 14 Filter by term Exclude term
National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection 14 Filter by term Exclude term
National Portrait Gallery Collection 14 Filter by term Exclude term
Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection 14 Filter by term Exclude term
Musical Instruments 10 Filter by term Exclude term
Painting and Sculpture 9 Filter by term Exclude term
Musical Crossroads 6 Filter by term Exclude term

Topic

Music 98 Filter by term Exclude term
Guitar 91 Filter by term Exclude term
Musical instruments 72 Filter by term Exclude term
Entertainers 24 Filter by term Exclude term
Portraits 17 Filter by term Exclude term
Arts and Culture 14 Filter by term Exclude term
Musicians 14 Filter by term Exclude term
Men 13 Filter by term Exclude term
Guitarist 11 Filter by term Exclude term
Instrumentalists (Musicians) 11 Filter by term Exclude term

Rights & Restrictions

Not determined 87 Filter by term Exclude term
Usage conditions apply 43 Filter by term Exclude term
CC0 13 Filter by term Exclude term

Filter Settings

Excluded:

Remove Date: 2000s

Bass guitar used by Robert "Kool" Bell of Kool & the Gang

The Young Guitarist

Alan Lomax

Blind Musician

Chitarra Battente Guitar

Slingerland Songster Electric Guitar

Spanish Model Guitar

Gibson Kalamazoo Arch-top Guitar

Guitar

The History of the Electric Guitar

Girl with Guitar (no. 237)

Electric Guitar Amplifier used by Steve Cropper

Summer

Libba Cotten

Bruce Springsteen

Mississippi John Hurt

Thomas Hart Benton

Elvis Presley

Bob Dylan

B. B. King

Paul Reed Smith "Dragon 2000" Electric Guitar

Electric Guitar

Electric Bass Guitar

Electric Guitar

Buddy Guy, 1990

Acoustic Electric Guitar

Guitar

Gibson Electric-Acoustic Guitar

Woody Guthrie

Electric Guitar

Vinaccia Guitar

Danelectro Electric Bass Guitar

Paul Reed Smith CE Bolt-On Electric Guitar

Dobro Guitar

Electric Guitar played by Steve Cropper

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