07/28/2006
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Austin based visual artist, Shanny Lott picked up her ten foot tall Gibson Guitar sculpture for the Austin GuitarTown project. The ten foot tall sculptures will soon come to life as they are painted by the group of selected artists announced today. |
AUSTIN, TEXAS - Gibson Guitar, the presenting sponsor of Austin GuitarTown is proud to announce the artists chosen to take part in the local public arts project. The project's steering committee has voted, and the fifty-two (52) names released are those artists chosen to creatively paint either a ten foot tall Gibson Guitar sculpture or one of the regular size showcase guitars, all of which will be displayed throughout the city of Austin in early Fall 2006. Additional guitars will be painted by nationally or locally known celebrities that will be announced as they are confirmed. Approximately, sixty (60) guitars (thirty 10-foot and thirty showcase guitars), will be painted for the project.
The artists chosen include the following artist names, locale and title of their design submitted.
TEN FOOT GUITARS:
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Tracie
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Sutton
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Austin
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Piece of My Heart
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Caro
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Dubois
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Austin
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Keep
Austin Batty
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Ann Pinion
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Pinion
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Kathie
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Franklin
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Dianne
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Sonnenberg
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Austin
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Striking
Texas Gold
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Robert
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Jones
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San Marcos
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Sharp Axe
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Sharon Roy
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Finch
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Austin
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MusiCapital
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Sara
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Hickman
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Austin
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Keep Austin Weird
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SC
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Essai
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Austin
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Untitled
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Cindy
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Raschke
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Pflugerville
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Rockabilly
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Randy
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Rudman
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Marble
Falls
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Sixth String
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Bob
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Wade
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Austin
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Gibskin Diamond Front Special
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Leah
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Maxwell
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Austin
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Hill Country Blues
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Jack
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Terry
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Georgetown
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Untitled
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Kathy
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Marcus
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Austin
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If Les Paul Lived in
Texas
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Gordon
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Jones
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Cedar
Park
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Untitled
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Paul
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Beck
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Austin
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Soul
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Alyson
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Winningham
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Austin
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Trip to the Light Fantastic
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Tom
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Music
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Spicewood
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Flight
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Sam
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Hurt
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Austin
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Ascending
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Howard
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Weliver
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Dallas
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Musician
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Karen
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Paul-Burges
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Thrall
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Eurycea Sosorum Sass
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Debra
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Prather Samples
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Austin
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Austin Music Flows
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Allison
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Gregory
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Austin
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A Taste of
Texas Tunes
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Shanny
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Lott
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Austin
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Reflection of
Austin
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Amanda
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Dunbar
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Allen
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Twinkle Twinkle Lone Star
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Craig
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Hein
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Cedar
Park
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Vibrancy
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SHOWCASE:
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Whitney
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Ayres
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Austin
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Game Guitar
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Walker
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Winn
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Austin
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Six Flags Over
Texas
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Gwenyth
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Jett
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Copperas Cove
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All You Need is Love for the Blues
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Julie Ann
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McDonald
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Austin
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Flower Power
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Richard
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Rodriguez
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Round Rock
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Austin Nite
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Melissa
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Brown
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Austin
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Miles and Miles of
Texas
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Kristina
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Miller
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Austin
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Knot Your Average Guitar
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Bobby
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Hamric
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Austin
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Wildmusic
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Karen Ann
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Smith
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Austin
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Rattle-n-Roll
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Deanna N.
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Story
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Cedar Creek
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The Flow
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Dan
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Zinno
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Austin
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Lone Star of
Texas
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April
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Sullivan
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Austin
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Rockability
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Todd
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Campbell
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Austin
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Untitled
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Jennifer
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Chenoweth
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Mark Andrew
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Jeffrey
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Austin
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Congress Street Water |
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Wendy
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Ford Mackey
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Austin
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My Heros Have Always Been Cows, Boys
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Eddie
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Myers
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Bastrop
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St. Paul , Angel of Guitar Legends
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Christy
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Kale
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Austin
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Barton Springs Eternal
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BB/Beverly
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Kemp
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Manor
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Austin Scene, Texas Sound
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James
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La Paso
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Kyle
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Wingin it to Guitar Heaven
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Lynn
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Wilkerson
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Susan
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Welker
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Austin
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Frozen Music
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Marla
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Ripperda
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Burnet
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Pick Me
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The official unveiling of the artistically created and designed Gibson guitar sculptures will be held in early Fall 2006. The sculptures will then be placed throughout the city and later auctioned off for four locals charities: the Health Alliance for Austin Musicians (HAAM), The Austin Museum of Art (AMOA), American Youthworks, and the Austin Children's Museum. Other similar projects throughout the country have risen over half a million dollars for charity.
“The artistry and musical heritage of Austin, Texas, and Gibson Guitar will surely show through during this amazing project,” said Henry Juszkiewicz, Chairman and CEO of Gibson Guitar, the presenting sponsor. “It is amazing to see the creativity of all the designs chosen, and we cannot wait to see them take form and exhibited throughout the great town of Austin.”
All guitar sculptures will be placed throughout Austin in front of the city's landmarks and businesses and inside viewing locations until mid-2007. Various companies and corporations will be asked to serve as sponsors of the project, which will serve as an artistic reminder and display of Austin's great musical heritage. In addition, celebrities will be paired with a majority of the visual artists.
The Austin GuitarTown Committee includes:
Honorary Chairman Henry Juszkiewicz (Chairman and CEO/Gibson Guitar Corp)
Honorary Committee: Music Icons, Ray Benson and Willie Nelson,Texas Football Legend, Coach Darrell Royal Austin Mayor Will Wynn
Steering Committee Members: Wendy Anderson (Austin Film Society), Susan Antone (Antone's Nightclub/American Youthworks), Becky Arreaga (Mercury Mambo), Ed Bailey (KRLU), Jim BuTLer (City of Austin Economic Growth & Redevelopment Service Office), Howard W. Carey (Capitol Sports & Entertainment), Chris Collins (KUT), Dana Friis-Hansen (Austin Museum of Art), Theresa Jenkins (The Recording Academy, Texas Chapter), Katherine Jones (Milkshake Media LP), Rose Reyes (Austin Convention & Visitors Bureau), Ronne Rock (KXAN/NBC Austin*KNVA/Austin's WB*KXAM/NBC Hill Country), Robin Shivers (R.R.S. Management, Inc.), Kerry Tate (TateAustin), Tracy Walker (Clear Channel Radio) and Mark Strama (Texas State Representative).
The GuitarTown project will be administered through the Gibson Foundation www.gibson.com/foundation, a Division of the Gibson Guitar Corp., which is dedicated to improving the quality of life through its support of the arts, education, health & welfare and environmental causes.
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