Object Details
- Prince
- Haugen, Barry
- Rusan, David
- Knut-Koupee Enterprises, Inc.
- Description
- In 1983, Prince hired the Minneapolis, Minnesota guitar company Knut-Koupee Enterprises to build this, likely his first “Cloud” guitar, the bold shape of which was inspired by a unique bass guitar designed in 1972 by Jeff Levin of Sardonyx Guitars. Originally painted white, the guitar debuted in Prince’s breakout film, Purple Rain, and later was painted peach when Prince unveiled his 1987 album, Sign o' the Times. Like Prince’s genre-defying music, it features a flamboyantly fluid shape, with fretboard markers along the neck of the guitar (later added) that combine male and female symbols.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Gift of Paisley Park Enterprises through Skip Johnson
- 1983
- ID Number
- 1993.0435.01
- catalog number
- 1993.0435.01
- accession number
- 1993.0435
- Object Name
- guitar
- Physical Description
- paint (overall material)
- plastic (overall material)
- brass (overall material)
- metal (overall material)
- wood (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 38 1/2 in x 11 1/2 in x 2 3/4 in; 97.79 cm x 29.21 cm x 6.985 cm
- Place Made
- United States: Minnesota, Minneapolis
- Related Publication
- Kendrick, Kathleen M. and Peter C. Liebhold. Smithsonian Treasures of American History
- See more items in
- Cultural and Community Life: Musical Instruments
- Guitars
- Music & Musical Instruments
- Popular Entertainment
- Highlights from the Culture and the Arts Collection
- National Museum of American History
- Record ID
- nmah_607482
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b2-4673-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
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