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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 44 Filter by term Exclude term
National Museum of African American History and Culture 11 Filter by term Exclude term
National Portrait Gallery 5 Filter by term Exclude term
NMNH - Anthropology Dept. 2 Filter by term Exclude term
National Museum of Asian Art 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Resource Type

Guitars 46 Filter by term Exclude term
Photographs 10 Filter by term Exclude term
Portraits 4 Filter by term Exclude term
Musical instruments 3 Filter by term Exclude term
Cases (containers) 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Prints 2 Filter by term Exclude term
electric guitars 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Amplifiers 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Exterior views 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Guitar / Case 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Culture

African Americans 13 Filter by term Exclude term
Americans 3 Filter by term Exclude term
Asians 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Eskimo, Poonook (Punuk) 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Hawaiian (Kanaka ʻŌiwi, Kanaka Maoli) 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Date

1870s 3 Filter by term Exclude term
1890s 2 Filter by term Exclude term
1930s 4 Filter by term Exclude term
1940s 5 Filter by term Exclude term
1950s 9 Filter by term Exclude term
1960s 8 Filter by term Exclude term
1970s 10 Filter by term Exclude term
1980s 3 Filter by term Exclude term
1990s 10 Filter by term Exclude term
2000s 4 Filter by term Exclude term

Place

North and Central America 10 Filter by term Exclude term
California 9 Filter by term Exclude term
Michigan 8 Filter by term Exclude term
Kalamazoo 7 Filter by term Exclude term
North America 6 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
Pennsylvania 4 Filter by term Exclude term

Set Name

Culture and the Arts: Musical Instruments 41 Filter by term Exclude term
Guitars 40 Filter by term Exclude term
Music & Musical Instruments 39 Filter by term Exclude term
National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection 11 Filter by term Exclude term
Musical Instruments 7 Filter by term Exclude term
Musical Crossroads 6 Filter by term Exclude term
NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 053 6 Filter by term Exclude term
Currently not on view 5 Filter by term Exclude term
National Portrait Gallery Collection 5 Filter by term Exclude term
Photographs and Still Images 4 Filter by term Exclude term

Topic

Music 54 Filter by term Exclude term
Guitar 46 Filter by term Exclude term
Musical instruments 44 Filter by term Exclude term
Instrumentalists (Musicians) 10 Filter by term Exclude term
Musicians 6 Filter by term Exclude term
Photography 6 Filter by term Exclude term
Arts and Culture 5 Filter by term Exclude term
Entertainers 5 Filter by term Exclude term
Men 5 Filter by term Exclude term
Portraits 5 Filter by term Exclude term

Rights & Restrictions

Not determined 46 Filter by term Exclude term
Usage conditions apply 11 Filter by term Exclude term
CC0 7 Filter by term Exclude term

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Prince's Yellow Cloud Electric Guitar

Paul Reed Smith "Dragon I" Electric Guitar

Benedetto Archtop Guitar, used by John "Bucky" Pizzarelli

Martin Harp Guitar

Stromberg Guitar, used by Irving Ashby

1936 Gibson L7 Guitar

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

The Guitar Player (M.W. Ridley)

Studio Portrait of Little Milton Playing a Guitar

Young Japanese man strumming a guitar inside the Tule Lake Segregation Center

Silvertone Electric-Acoustic Guitar, used by Jesse Fuller

Gibson Old Hickory Electric Guitar

Earl King, 1992

Gibson Harp Guitar

Maccaferri G40 Guitar

Albert Collins, 1991

Electric Guitar

Tenor Guitar, used by Nick Reynolds of The Kingston Trio

Parker Fly Electric Guitar

Electric Guitar

Indian Guitar

Bootsy Collins Space Bass guitar owned by Bootsy Collins

Stratocaster Electric Guitar

Chet Atkin’s Haile Guitar

Cigar Box Guitar

Martin Guitar, used by Libba (Elizabeth) Cotten

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

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

Slingerland Songster Electric Guitar

Gibson Kalamazoo Arch-top Guitar

Electric Guitar Amplifier used by Steve Cropper

Libba Cotten

Bruce Springsteen

Mississippi John Hurt

Doc Watson and Merle Watson

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