“His prints are especially fine, and have been acquired by the National Gallery and the New York Public Library. The prints are clear, colours clean, and many, translucent. These are views of early landscapes, marines, early Canadian landmarks and scenes of Hamilton. Some of his prints have required up to 30 different prints to complete them. All are printed on Japanese rice paper and many are beautifully mounted and framed.” – Richmond Hill Highlander

He also exhibited his colour block prints, with much acclaim, at the Royal Canadian Academy exhibition, and with the National Gallery of Canada's annual exhibition of Canadian Art. Recognized as a master of the lino and woodcut print medium, his works are regarded as among the finest produced in Canada. He was winner of the 1968 Centennial Medal for his contribution to Canadian Art.

Despite an active artistic career that lasted little more than a decade, he became known as the artist of Southern Ontario's land and of the working people. He lived their life, using his art to comment on their struggles. Through this commitment, Leonard Hutchinson has emerged as an important artist of the 30s, and one of Canada's Social Realists of the Depression years.

Sources: "A Dictionary of Canadian Artists, Volume II”, compiled by Colin S. MacDonald, Canadian Paperbacks Publishing Ltd, Ottawa, 1979, and Hamilton Public Library.