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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 61 Filter by term Exclude term
Smithsonian American Art Museum 14 Filter by term Exclude term
National Museum of African American History and Culture 13 Filter by term Exclude term
National Portrait Gallery 12 Filter by term Exclude term
NMNH - Anthropology Dept. 6 Filter by term Exclude term
National Museum of the American Indian 4 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 Museum of Asian Art 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Resource Type

Guitars 73 Filter by term Exclude term
Photographs 11 Filter by term Exclude term
Musical instruments 8 Filter by term Exclude term
Paintings 8 Filter by term Exclude term
Prints 5 Filter by term Exclude term
Noisemakers 4 Filter by term Exclude term
Sculpture 4 Filter by term Exclude term
Sound devices 4 Filter by term Exclude term
Cases (containers) 3 Filter by term Exclude term
Graphic arts 3 Filter by term Exclude term

Culture

African Americans 16 Filter by term Exclude term
Native Americans 4 Filter by term Exclude term
Americans 3 Filter by term Exclude term
Andes 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Indians of North America 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Mesoamerica 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Aleut (Unangax^ ; Unangan; Unangas) 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Asians 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Central Andes 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Ch'uta (Chuta) 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 12 Filter by term Exclude term
1950s 12 Filter by term Exclude term
1960s 12 Filter by term Exclude term
1970s 20 Filter by term Exclude term
1980s 8 Filter by term Exclude term
2000s 10 Filter by term Exclude term

Place

United States 53 Filter by term Exclude term
California 8 Filter by term Exclude term
Michigan 8 Filter by term Exclude term
Kalamazoo 7 Filter by term Exclude term
North America 7 Filter by term Exclude term
North and Central America 6 Filter by term Exclude term
New York 5 Filter by term Exclude term
Asia 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 58 Filter by term Exclude term
Guitars 57 Filter by term Exclude term
Music & Musical Instruments 50 Filter by term Exclude term
Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection 14 Filter by term Exclude term
National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection 13 Filter by term Exclude term
Currently not on view 12 Filter by term Exclude term
Musical Instruments 12 Filter by term Exclude term
National Portrait Gallery Collection 12 Filter by term Exclude term
Painting and Sculpture 9 Filter by term Exclude term
Musical Crossroads 8 Filter by term Exclude term

Topic

Music 92 Filter by term Exclude term
Guitar 85 Filter by term Exclude term
Musical instruments 67 Filter by term Exclude term
Entertainers 22 Filter by term Exclude term
Portraits 15 Filter by term Exclude term
Arts and Culture 12 Filter by term Exclude term
Men 12 Filter by term Exclude term
Musicians 12 Filter by term Exclude term
Singer 11 Filter by term Exclude term
Art 9 Filter by term Exclude term

Rights & Restrictions

Not determined 85 Filter by term Exclude term
Usage conditions apply 37 Filter by term Exclude term
CC0 14 Filter by term Exclude term

Filter Settings

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Remove Date: 1990s

Bass guitar used by Norwood Fisher in the band Fishbone

Prototype for Meshell Ndegeocello Reverend Fellowship Bass guitar

Electric Guitar

Bajo Sexto played by Max Baca

Adamas Guitar

Guitar

Guitar

Gretsch G6138 "Bo Diddley" model rectangular guitar owned by Bo Diddley

American Guitar

Zogbaum & Fairchild Guitar

Guitar with painted image of B. B. King by LeRoy Neiman

Concerto Candelas Guitar, played by Jose Feliciano

Electric bass guitar owned by Jim Vance

Zoerner Guitar

Postcard of "Reclining Nude with Guitar"

Gonzales Flamenco Guitar

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