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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
National Portrait Gallery 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

Resource Type

Guitars 92 Filter by term Exclude term
Musical instruments 19 Filter by term Exclude term
Photographs 15 Filter by term Exclude term
Noisemakers 14 Filter by term Exclude term
Sound devices 14 Filter by term Exclude term
Paintings 8 Filter by term Exclude term
Prints 5 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

Culture

African Americans 21 Filter by term Exclude term
Native Americans 14 Filter by term Exclude term
Americans 3 Filter by term Exclude term
Indians of North America 3 Filter by term Exclude term
Mesoamerica 3 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
Asians 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 12 Filter by term Exclude term
1950s 12 Filter by term Exclude term
1960s 12 Filter by term Exclude term
1970s 29 Filter by term Exclude term
1980s 19 Filter by term Exclude term
1990s 26 Filter by term Exclude term
2000s 19 Filter by term Exclude term

Place

United States 63 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
North America 7 Filter by term Exclude term
Peru 6 Filter by term Exclude term
New York 5 Filter by term Exclude term
Asia 4 Filter by term Exclude term
Florida 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
Currently not on view 14 Filter by term Exclude term
Music and Sound 14 Filter by term Exclude term
Musical Instruments 14 Filter by term Exclude term
National Portrait Gallery Collection 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

Topic

Music 105 Filter by term Exclude term
Guitar 95 Filter by term Exclude term
Musical instruments 76 Filter by term Exclude term
Entertainers 24 Filter by term Exclude term
Portraits 17 Filter by term Exclude term
Arts and Culture 14 Filter by term Exclude term
Men 14 Filter by term Exclude term
Musicians 14 Filter by term Exclude term
Instrumentalists (Musicians) 13 Filter by term Exclude term
Guitarist 11 Filter by term Exclude term

Rights & Restrictions

Not determined 94 Filter by term Exclude term
Usage conditions apply 52 Filter by term Exclude term
CC0 16 Filter by term Exclude term

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

Blind Musician

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

Chitarra Battente Guitar

Slingerland Songster Electric Guitar

Spanish Model Guitar

Gibson Kalamazoo Arch-top Guitar

Guitar

The History of the Electric Guitar

Girl with Guitar (no. 237)

Electric Guitar Amplifier used by Steve Cropper

Summer

Libba Cotten

Bruce Springsteen

Mississippi John Hurt

Thomas Hart Benton

Doc Watson and Merle Watson

Elvis Presley

Bob Dylan

B. B. King

Guitar

Paul Reed Smith "Dragon 2000" Electric Guitar

Guitar

Guitar

Guitar

Guitar

Electric Guitar

Electric Bass Guitar

Guitar

Electric Guitar

Buddy Guy, 1990

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