The Dallas Museum of Art

has over 24,000 works of

art from around the world

and throughout time,

spanning 5,000 years of

human creativity.

It is a big museum, so

start your visit with this

bite-sized tour.

museum hours

Tuesday–Sunday 11:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

Thursday 11:00 a.m.–9:00 p.m.

Closed Mondays

For information on tours, programs, and exhibitions,

visit DallasMuseumofArt.org.

Seeing Redself-guided tour

1717 N. Harwood St. Dallas Texas 75201

The Dallas Museum of Art is supported in part by the generosity of Museum members and donors and by the citizens of Dallas through the City of Dallas/Office of Cultural Affairs and the Texas Commission on the Arts.

Dale Chihuly

hart window1995

Red light! These colorful glass sculptures were created just for this big window. What do you think they look like? Flowers? Underwater creatures? If it’s a sunny day, you can see how the

glass catches the sunlight coming through the window. What are some of the other colors in this gigantic work of art?

Mexico

screen c. 1740–1760

Paint the town red! Inspired by screens from Asia, the folding screen was a type of decorated furniture used in homes in colonial Mexico. In Spanish, a screen is called a biombo, which means “protection from the wind.” Take a close look at the images on the screen. Which one is your favorite?

Crawford Riddell

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

bedsteadc. 1844

Roll out the red carpet! This bed was made over 150 years ago to go to the White House with presidential candidate Henry Clay. Uh-oh—red flag! Clay lost the election and the bed was sold to a plantation owner in Louisiana before making its

way to the Dallas Museum of Art. What would it feel like to sleep in this bed? How is the bed different from your bed at home?

Marsden Hartley

mountains, no. 191930

Red alert! This artist used big brushstrokes and several vibrant shades of red paint to make this work of art. Can you tell what this is apainting of? It may help to

take a few steps back! These mountains and trees are from one of Marsden Hartley’s favorite places. Where is your favorite place to be?

Charles Demuth

buildingsc. 1930–1931

I’m seeing red! Radiating lines—like shafts of light or fields of energy—criss-cross Charles Demuth’s bright red buildings. The silo, chimney, and water tower are similar to ones in the artist’s hometown of Lancaster, Pennsylva-nia. What color would you use to paint familiar

buildings in Dallas?

Seeing RedAre you seeing red? You will be! Explore the

galleries on Level 4 to see the many ways that

artists have used the color red.

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Exterior Courtyard

Tower Gallery

Arts of the Americas

Atrium

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ElevatorArts of the Americas

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Peru tunic with checker-board pattern and stepped yoke1476–1534

What do you call something that is black and white and red all over? An Inca tunicfrom Peru! Tapestry-woven

cloth, the material from which this tunic is made, was carefully created by highly trained specialists. Imagine wearing this garment. How would it fit you? The tunic was designed to be knee-length and worn by a man. Aye yaye eye!