The Venture of Protection
Date1947
Maker
Margaret Tomkins
American, 1916 - 2002
Object number47.138
Exhibition HistoryDetroit, Michigan, Detroit Institute of the Arts, 1950.  Circuit:  East Lansing, Michigan State College, 1950:  Albion College, 1950:  Bloomfield Hills, Museum of Cranbrook Academy of Art, 1951:  Grand Rapids ARt Gallery, 1951:  Saginaw Museum, 1951:  Flint Institute of Arts, 1951:  Ann Arbor, University of Michigan, 1951. (1950 - 1951)
Anchorage, Alaska, Methodist University of Alaska, "The Artists" 1960 (1960)
Pullman, Washington, Museum of Art, Washington State University, "Margaret Tompkins: A Retrospective Exhibition 1943 - To The Present", 1978 (11/20/1977 - 01/20/1978)Credit LineLowman and Hanford Purchase Prize
Dimensions20 1/2 x 28 1/2 in. (52.1 x 72.4 cm)
Overall h.: 32 1/2 in.
Overall w.: 40 1/2 in.
MediumEgg tempera and oil with glazes on panel