Guitar, Six String - Ed Stilley
Object numberOSHTL2016.030.01
OriginHogscald Hollow, Arkansas
MediumWood, Metal, Aluminum, Bone, Paint
Dimensions40 1/2 × 13 3/4 × 4 in. (102.9 × 34.9 × 10.2 cm)
Credit LineOn loan from Valerie Cover
Terms
Ed gave this guitar to his granddaughter, Valerie Cover. He made this guitar during his Late Period of construction, also known as the "Red Period."
Ed Stilley was born in 1930 in Hogscald Hollow, Arkansas and grew up in a religious household. He married Eliza Miller in 1959, and they had five children. Ed worked as a farmer at his Ozark homestead to support his family and continued his preaching. In 1979, Ed began making musical instruments to give to children. With no formal training Ed made his instruments with simple hand tools, wood scraps, and items such as pot lids, springs, and saw blades. Over the course of twenty-five years Ed has made two-hundred one-of-a-kind instruments including guitars, fiddles, dulcimers, and banjos.
Status
Not on view
