Guitar used by Carlos Vives: Museum Object and Cultural History
Guitar used by Carlos Vives: date made: 2013. Object Name: guitar. Physical Description: wood (overall material).
The object in the museum catalogue
The guitar was crafted by Colombian luthier Leonardo Fabio Torres and carries an air-brushed portrait by artist Camilo Restrepo depicting an indigenous Arhuaco from the Sierra Nevada in Colombia.
Materials, dates and provenance
- date made: 2013
- Object Name: guitar
- Physical Description: wood (overall material)
- Physical Description: metal (overall material)
- Physical Description: paint (overall material)
- Measurements: overall: 41 in x 15 3/4 in x 4 in; 104.14 cm x 40.005 cm x 10.16 cm
- place made: Colombia: Antioquia, Medellín
- ID Number: 2016.0370.01
- accession number: 2016.0370
- catalog number: 2016.0370.01
- Credit Line: Gift of Carlos A. Vives R.
- Data Source: National Museum of American History
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