Smithsonian Color Journey

The Color Red

Red commands attention, symbolizing passion, energy, and intensity. It evokes a spectrum of emotions, from love to danger and excitement. Explore the color red in the National Museum of Asian Art collections and in collections from across the Smithsonian.

Discover ways of understanding the science of color with Smithsonian Libraries and Archives and the story behind the colors we create with the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.

Ruby slippers worn by Judy Garland as Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz

Dress, worn by Ruth Fernandez

Vermelha

Red Starfleet uniform worn by Nichelle Nichols as Lt. Uhura on Star Trek

Four Xs in Red

George Washington's Red Wing Chair

Sculpture

Salmon Trout Head (Red)

Child's Chair

Suprematism: Geometric Shapes in Space on Red Background

Red Dress

Japanese Red

Child's Chair with Adjustable Seat

Heart Cone Chair

costume, dress

Four Reds Sept 30 2002

Red Celia, from the series Moving Focus

Café Chair from “Transplastic” Collection

Woman's Dress, 1936

Lacquer box

Tao

Woman in a Red Hat

Costume worn by Judith Jamison in The Mooche

32c Girl in Red Dress with Cat and Dog single

Issac Mizrahi Shoes

Red jumpsuit designed by Willi Smith

Vase; red-orange; lined with bright blue enamel; one of pair

Red dress designed by Diane von Furstenberg and worn by Whitney Houston

Bodice for Red Native American Prom Dress

Red dress with ruffled collar designed by Peter Davy

Dressing Table and Bench

"Donna" Red Beaded Wool Dress

Red Points

Dress worn by Dustin Hoffman in the Film Tootsie

Red Dawn

Model 132 U Chair

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