Concerto Candelas Guitar, played by Jose Feliciano: Museum Object and Cultural History
Concerto Candelas Guitar, played by Jose Feliciano: date made: 1967. user: Feliciano, Jose. Object Name: guitar.
The object in the museum catalogue
This guitar was made by Candelario Delgado in Los Angeles, California, in 1967. It is a custom-made guitar is of light wood with geometric pattern around sound hole and on bridge and head. Six strings with mother of pearl tuning pegs. There is a printed label:
Candelario Delgado Fabricante de Guitarras Guitar Maker Luthier Concert Guitars Classical and Flamenco Made in U.S.A. 1066 SUNSET BLVD. - LOS ANGELES, CALIF.
Construction Special for Jose Feliciano 1967 Candelario Delgado "CANDELAS"
Jose Feliciano played this guitar on October 7, 1968 in Tiger Stadium in Detroit, Michigan during Game 5 of the World Series. He played a folk-inflected version of “The Star-Spangled Banner” which was immediately met with intense backlash.
Materials, dates and provenance
- date made: 1967
- user: Feliciano, Jose
- Object Name: guitar
- Physical Description: wood (overall material)
- Physical Description: metal (overall material)
- Physical Description: brass; metal; organic material (unspecified); wood; varnish; paper (overall material)
- Measurements: overall: 40 in x 15 1/2 in x 4 in; 101.6 cm x 39.37 cm x 10.16 cm
- place made: United States: California, Los Angeles
- related event: World Series
- ID Number: 2018.0136.01
- accession number: 2018.0136
- catalog number: 2018.0136.01
- Credit Line: Gift of Jose Feliciano
- Data Source: National Museum of American History
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