Artist: Orville H. Gibson
Date: 1902
Technique: String
This instrument is truly an American icon--in part because an image of a lyre mandolin with a superimposed bust of Gibson was used on Gibson labels well into the 20th century--but, ironically, it was not successful as a playing instrument. Lyre-guitars were popular in Europe at the beginning of the 19th century, products of the neo-classical design movement. Since nothing is known about Gibson
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