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Jose Lopez Gutierrez (1900 - 1968) was a painter, author, Professor and innovator who contributed to the development of acrylic paints.

Early Life
b. March 19, 1900 in Miacatlan, in the state of Morelos, México. Emigrated to US around 1916 Resided in San Francisco until 1921, then moved to NYC and returned to Mexico Cityin 1925. Married in Mexico City in1925. Returned to NYC in 1925 and remained a resident. Became a US citizen in 1931? Not sure of year. Left US in 1945 (post Second World War) to paint a mural in Havana, Cuba. Went to Mexico City in 1945-6(?) and resided there until his death Sept. 2 1968

Exhibitions
A retrospective exhibition of his paintings was hosted by the Pratt Institute Gallery in 1967.

Works
“the scream”, 1965
 * Paintings

Researcher/Inventor notability
He is credited with the development of plastic formulations for painting using acrylic, vinyl, and ethyl silicate, and developed one of the first commercially available acrylic paints for artists. Politec Acrylic Artists' Colors

Experimented at Sherwin-Williams laboratories with plastic resins. which led to plastic paint formulas developed in 1953 as the first acrylic artist paint called "Politec." Henry Levison of Cincinnati-based Permanent Pigments Co. produced Liquitex colors. These two product lines were the first acrylic emulsion artists' paints,

Academic
In 1945, he established the Taller de Ensayo de Materiales Plásticos at the Instituto Politécnico Nacional in Mexico City.

Some of the artists who joined the institute and participated in the creation of the collective murals were [Arnold Belkin] ,

Author
From Fresco to Plastics Painting with Acrylics Painting with Acrylics

WPA
He was a WPA fresco supervisor.

Canada
Todo: Add content from Google Book search Jose Gutierrez Mexican Muralists

Science and art : the contemporary painted surface Contains biographical info. And some information on the founding of the Taller de Ensaye de Materiales Plasticos. There was a lot of publicity around it, which means Mexican newspapers should be a rich source of references.