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Guitar

June 1989
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Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Guitar
  • Maker: John Monteleone (American, Islip, New York born 1947)
  • Date: June 1989
  • Geography: Long Isand, New York, United States; United States
  • Culture: American
  • Medium: Alaskan spruce; European spruce; Indian rosewood; Honduran mahogany; Gaboon ebony; Bone; Brazilian rosewood; mother of pearl; abalone; grained ivoroid; Schaller tuners; Nitrocellulose lacquer.
  • Dimensions: Maximum dimensions: 1048 / 409.5 / 120 (mm); 41 ¼ / 16 1/8 / 4 ¾ (in).
    Overall length: 1048mm (41 ¼ in)
    Overall height at widest point: 409.5 mm (lower bout) (16 1/8 in)
    Overall depth at widest point: 120mm (4 ¾ in)

  • Classification: Musical instruments
  • Credit Line: Gift of Thomas and Jane Van Hoose, 2023.
  • Object Number: 2023.615a, b
  • Curatorial Department: Musical Instruments
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