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Guitars

Smithsonian Music

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

Museum / Unit

National Museum of African American History and Culture 10 Filter by term Exclude term
Smithsonian American Art Museum 4 Filter by term Exclude term
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum 1 Filter by term Exclude term
National Museum of Asian Art 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Resource Type

Guitars 7 Filter by term Exclude term
Musical instruments 4 Filter by term Exclude term
Cases (containers) 3 Filter by term Exclude term
Paintings 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Sculpture 2 Filter by term Exclude term
electric guitars 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Decorative arts 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Fiddles 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Folk art 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Prints 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Culture

African Americans 10 Filter by term Exclude term
Americans 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Date

1770s 1 Filter by term Exclude term
1820s 1 Filter by term Exclude term
1870s 1 Filter by term Exclude term
1890s 1 Filter by term Exclude term
1900s 1 Filter by term Exclude term
1950s 2 Filter by term Exclude term
1970s 2 Filter by term Exclude term
1980s 2 Filter by term Exclude term
1990s 2 Filter by term Exclude term
2000s 3 Filter by term Exclude term

Place

United States 7 Filter by term Exclude term
North and Central America 6 Filter by term Exclude term
California 2 Filter by term Exclude term
3005 Wiljan Court 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Alcora 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Asia 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Connecticut 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Detroit 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Hartford 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Hartford County 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Set Name

Musical Instruments 10 Filter by term Exclude term
National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection 10 Filter by term Exclude term
Musical Crossroads 8 Filter by term Exclude term
NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 053 8 Filter by term Exclude term
Painting and Sculpture 4 Filter by term Exclude term
Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection 4 Filter by term Exclude term
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center, 3rd Floor 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Google Arts & Culture 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Topic

Music 7 Filter by term Exclude term
Instrumentalists (Musicians) 6 Filter by term Exclude term
Guitar 5 Filter by term Exclude term
Funk (Music) 4 Filter by term Exclude term
Art 3 Filter by term Exclude term
Rock and roll (Music) 3 Filter by term Exclude term
Entertainers 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Musical instruments 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Singers (Musicians) 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Allegory 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Rights & Restrictions

Usage conditions apply 4 Filter by term Exclude term

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Signed guitar and case owned by James Brown

Guitar

Double neck guitar/synthesizer owned by Vernon Reid

Electric guitar belonging to Chuck Berry, nicknamed "Maybellene"

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

The Guitar Player (M.W. Ridley)

Figure with Guitar II

Violet Sargent

Tile

Bootsy Collins Space Bass guitar owned by Bootsy Collins

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

Voodoo Guitar "Marie" made by Don Moser with debris from Hurricane Katrina

Summer

Stanley Clarke Signature Standard 4 String Bass

Josh White Model Guitar and case owned by Josh White

Bass guitar used by Norwood Fisher in the band Fishbone

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