The Embryo

B. Hutch

BIRTH YEAR 1915
BIRTH PLACE ?, Iowa
DEATH YEAR 1988
MEDIUM Enamel, copper, acrylic and sand on canvas
DATE 1958
DIMENSIONS 43.5cm x 27cm x 2.5cm
ACCESSION NUMBER FAC 0491
CREDIT LINE Firestone Collection of Canadian Art, the Ottawa Art Gallery Donated to the City of Ottawa by the Ontario Heritage Foundation
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
A red painted panel with splatters of black oil paint on background. An applied embryo is attached to the surface of panel. The raised embryo is composed of two rounded shapes, a tail, two triangular type legs and one spiral shape projection. The "head" of the embryo has a large, round, blue and white eye superimposed.

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