Ruby Slippers To Be Restored
The ruby slippers Judy Garland wore as Dorothy in 1939’s “The Wizard of Oz” will be removed from their display at Washington’s Smithsonian to be restored. The shoes, which were donated anonymously in 1979 to the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History, need touch-ups in advance of the forthcoming “American Stories” exhibition, the museum said. The slippers will join more than 100 objects from the museum’s collection, including Benjamin Franklin’s walking stick, a sunstone capital from the Mormon temple at Nauvoo, Illinois, Abraham Lincoln’s gold pocket watch and a Kermit the Frog puppet. The “American Stories” exhibit opens April 5th. The museum said the fragile ruby slippers, like many movie costumes and props, were made cheaply and quickly – and were meant to last only for the duration of the film shoot. The shoes had been displayed under a red-tinted light to enhance the color.
The ruby slippers Judy Garland wore as Dorothy in 1939’s “The Wizard of Oz” will be removed from their display at Washington’s Smithsonian to be restored. The shoes, which were donated anonymously in 1979 to the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History, need touch-ups in advance of the forthcoming “American Stories” exhibition, the museum said. The slippers will join more than 100 objects from the museum’s collection, including Benjamin Franklin’s walking stick, a sunstone capital from the Mormon temple at Nauvoo, Illinois, Abraham Lincoln’s gold pocket watch and a Kermit the Frog puppet. The “American Stories” exhibit opens April 5th. The museum said the fragile ruby slippers, like many movie costumes and props, were made cheaply and quickly – and were meant to last only for the duration of the film shoot. The shoes had been displayed under a red-tinted light to enhance the color.
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