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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 69 Filter by term Exclude term
National Museum of African American History and Culture 18 Filter by term Exclude term
National Museum of the American Indian 14 Filter by term Exclude term
Smithsonian American Art Museum 14 Filter by term Exclude term
NMNH - Anthropology Dept. 6 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
National Museum of Asian Art 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Resource Type

Guitars 92 Filter by term Exclude term
Musical instruments 19 Filter by term Exclude term
Noisemakers 14 Filter by term Exclude term
Sound devices 14 Filter by term Exclude term
Paintings 7 Filter by term Exclude term
Photographs 7 Filter by term Exclude term
Portraits 4 Filter by term Exclude term
Sculpture 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 21 Filter by term Exclude term
Native Americans 14 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
Central Andes 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Date

1890s 7 Filter by term Exclude term
1900s 7 Filter by term Exclude term
1930s 8 Filter by term Exclude term
1940s 9 Filter by term Exclude term
1950s 9 Filter by term Exclude term
1960s 8 Filter by term Exclude term
1970s 26 Filter by term Exclude term
1980s 17 Filter by term Exclude term
1990s 24 Filter by term Exclude term
2000s 19 Filter by term Exclude term

Place

United States 58 Filter by term Exclude term
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
Peru 6 Filter by term Exclude term
Asia 4 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 65 Filter by term Exclude term
Guitars 65 Filter by term Exclude term
Music & Musical Instruments 57 Filter by term Exclude term
National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection 18 Filter by term Exclude term
Music and Sound 14 Filter by term Exclude term
Musical Instruments 14 Filter by term Exclude term
Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection 14 Filter by term Exclude term
Musical Crossroads 9 Filter by term Exclude term
NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 053 9 Filter by term Exclude term
Non-Indian 9 Filter by term Exclude term

Topic

Music 91 Filter by term Exclude term
Guitar 81 Filter by term Exclude term
Musical instruments 62 Filter by term Exclude term
Instrumentalists (Musicians) 13 Filter by term Exclude term
Entertainers 11 Filter by term Exclude term
Singers (Musicians) 8 Filter by term Exclude term
Amusements 6 Filter by term Exclude term
Anthropology 6 Filter by term Exclude term
Art 6 Filter by term Exclude term
Ethnology 6 Filter by term Exclude term

Rights & Restrictions

Not determined 93 Filter by term Exclude term
Usage conditions apply 39 Filter by term Exclude term
CC0 16 Filter by term Exclude term

Filter Settings

Excluded:

Remove Set Name: Currently not on view

Guitarist

Acoustic Guitar

Violet Sargent

Theorbo Guitar

Silvertone Electric-Acoustic Guitar, used by Jesse Fuller

Gibson Old Hickory Electric Guitar

Earl King, 1992

Gibson Harp Guitar

Tile

29c Hank Williams single

Maccaferri G40 Guitar

Guitar

Guitar

Albert Collins, 1991

Electric Guitar

Portuguese Guitar

Axe Electric Bass Guitar, signed by Gene Simmons

Tenor Guitar, used by Nick Reynolds of The Kingston Trio

Fender Stratocaster Electric Guitar, used by Sting

Parker Fly Electric Guitar

Guitar "Chonguri"

Guitar

Electric Guitar

Guitar

German Guitar

Indian Guitar

Bootsy Collins Space Bass guitar owned by Bootsy Collins

Stratocaster Electric Guitar

Chet Atkin’s Haile Guitar

Dorado Dor-Bro Resonator Guitar

Cigar Box Guitar

Martin Guitar, used by Libba (Elizabeth) Cotten

The Guitar Player, [photomechanical print]

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

The Young Guitarist

Alan Lomax

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