Detail View: The AMICA Library: Guitar
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AMICA ID:
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MMA_.1986.353.2
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AMICA Library Year:
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2000
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Object Type:
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Creator Name:
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Hernández, Santos
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Creator Role:
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Maker
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Probably made by Santos Hernández, foreman for Manuel Ramírez
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Title:
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Guitar
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Title Type:
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Object name
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View:
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Full View
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Creation Date:
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1912
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Creation Start Date:
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1912
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Creation End Date:
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1912
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Materials and Techniques:
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Wood
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Classification Term:
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Chordophone with neck/plucked
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Dimensions:
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Total L. 38 1/2 in. (97.9 cm); L. of body 19 in. (48.2 cm); L. of neck 12 7/8 in. (32.6 cm); L. of head 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm); L. of upper bouts 10 3/4 in. (27.4 cm); L. of middle bouts 14 1/8 in. (35.9 cm); D. of tail 3 7/8 in. (9.7 cm)
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Owner Location:
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New York, New York, USA
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ID Number:
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1986.353.2
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Credit Line:
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Gift of Emilia Segovia, Marquessa of Salobreña, 1986
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Rights:
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Context:
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Andrés Segovia launched his career playing this guitar; he concertized and recorded with it from 1912 to 1937 and played it at his United States debut in New York's Town Hall in 1929. The famous luthier Manuel Ramírez was employed at Spain's National Conservatory in Madrid when this guitar was assembled in his shop in 1912. |
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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MMA_.mi1986.353.2.R.tif
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