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Guitars

Smithsonian Music

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

Museum / Unit

National Museum of the American Indian 10 Filter by term Exclude term
National Museum of American History 8 Filter by term Exclude term
National Museum of African American History and Culture 4 Filter by term Exclude term
National Portrait Gallery 3 Filter by term Exclude term
Anacostia Community Museum 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum 1 Filter by term Exclude term
National Postal Museum 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Smithsonian American Art Museum 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Resource Type

Guitars 20 Filter by term Exclude term
Musical instruments 11 Filter by term Exclude term
Noisemakers 10 Filter by term Exclude term
Sound devices 10 Filter by term Exclude term
Photographs 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Prints 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Ceramics (objects) 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Decorative arts 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Figures (representations) 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Folk art 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Culture

Native Americans 10 Filter by term Exclude term
African Americans 4 Filter by term Exclude term
Andes 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Central Andes 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Indians of South America 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Quechua Indians 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Date

1950s 2 Filter by term Exclude term
1960s 1 Filter by term Exclude term
1980s 9 Filter by term Exclude term
1990s 9 Filter by term Exclude term
2000s 10 Filter by term Exclude term

Place

United States 10 Filter by term Exclude term
Peru 6 Filter by term Exclude term
North and Central America 3 Filter by term Exclude term
Bolivia 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Bolivia, Peru 2 Filter by term Exclude term
California 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Alonso de Ibáñez Province 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Arequipa Region 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Bloomfield 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Connecticut 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Set Name

Music and Sound 10 Filter by term Exclude term
Non-Indian 9 Filter by term Exclude term
Culture and the Arts: Musical Instruments 6 Filter by term Exclude term
Guitars 6 Filter by term Exclude term
Music & Musical Instruments 6 Filter by term Exclude term
National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection 4 Filter by term Exclude term
Currently not on view 3 Filter by term Exclude term
Musical Instruments 3 Filter by term Exclude term
National Portrait Gallery Collection 3 Filter by term Exclude term
Musical Crossroads 2 Filter by term Exclude term

Topic

Music 12 Filter by term Exclude term
Guitar 10 Filter by term Exclude term
Musical instruments 9 Filter by term Exclude term
Entertainers 4 Filter by term Exclude term
Instrumentalists (Musicians) 4 Filter by term Exclude term
Arts and Culture 3 Filter by term Exclude term
Guitarist 3 Filter by term Exclude term
Men 3 Filter by term Exclude term
Musicians 3 Filter by term Exclude term
Portraits 3 Filter by term Exclude term

Rights & Restrictions

Usage conditions apply 16 Filter by term Exclude term
Not determined 12 Filter by term Exclude term
CC0 2 Filter by term Exclude term

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Included:

Remove Date: 1970s

Benedetto Archtop Guitar, used by John "Bucky" Pizzarelli

Electric console steel guitar built by Felton W. Williams, Jr.

Gibson Guitar Case

Girl Playing Guitar

3.1c Guitar coil single

Studio Portrait of Little Milton Playing a Guitar

Guitarist

Joni Mitchell

Chuck Berry

Woody Guthrie

Electric Guitar

Fender Stratocaster Electric Guitar, used by Sting

Chet Atkin’s Haile Guitar

Dorado Dor-Bro Resonator Guitar

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

Doc Watson and Merle Watson

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Guitar

Guitar

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Guitar

Guitar

Guitar

Guitar

Bajo Sexto played by Max Baca

Adamas Guitar

Guitar

Electric bass guitar owned by Jim Vance

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