Description:
Sixteen-year-old Judy Garland wore these sequined shoes as Dorothy Gale in the 1939 MGM musical film The Wizard of Oz. In the original book by L. Frank Baum, Dorothy's magic slippers are silver; for the Technicolor movie, costumers created ruby red shoes to show up more vividly against the yellow-brick road. One of several pairs used during filming, these size-five shoes are well-worn, suggesting they were Garland's primary pair for dance sequences.
Date Made: 1939
Wearer: Garland, JudyDesigner: AdrianMaker: Adrian
Place Made: United States: California, Los Angeles
Subject:
Wizard of Oz, Motion Pictures
See more items in: Culture and the Arts: Entertainment, Popular Entertainment, National Treasures exhibit
Exhibition: Entertainment Nation
Exhibition Location: National Museum of American History
Related Web Publication: http://americanhistory.si.edu/treasures
Related Publication:
Kendrick, Kathleen M. and Peter C. Liebhold. Smithsonian Treasures of American History, National Museum of American History. Treasures of American History online exhibition
Credit Line: Merle Banta, Fred Carr, and Stephen Hinchliffe
Data Source: National Museum of American History
Id Number: 1979.1230.01Accession Number: 1979.1230Catalog Number: 1979.1230.01
Object Name: shoes, pair ofObject Type: Shoes
Physical Description: plastic (overall material)fabric (overall material)fiber, synthetic (overall material)adhesive (overall material)fabric, felt (overall material)Measurements: one shoe: 5 in x 3 in x 9 1/2 in; 12.7 cm x 7.62 cm x 24.13 cm
Metadata Usage: CC0
Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a4-d41e-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
Record Id: nmah_670130
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