It seems incredible that one man injected all these concepts into our cultural consciousness. Reflecting on all the things that Oz introduced-the Yellow Brick Road, winged monkeys, Munchkins-can be like facing a list of words that Shakespeare invented. Today, images and phrases from The Wizard of Oz are so pervasive, so unparalleled in their ability to trigger personal memories and musings, that it’s hard to conceive of The Wizard of Oz as the product of one man’s imagination. When an alternate pair of the famous slippers went on the market in 2000, they sold for $600,000.
In its attempt to draw crowds, the museum didn’t underestimate the footwear’s appeal. Posters displaying a holographic image of the sequined shoes from the 1939 MGM film The Wizard of Oz beckoned visitors into the redesigned repository. When the National Museum of American History reopened last fall after an extensive renovation, ruby slippers danced up and down the National Mall.
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