Private company
Dutch Boy Paint
Logo: Dutch Boy paint company artist, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3
American paint manufacturer
The Dutch Boy Group is a paint manufacturing company currently headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio. Founded in 1907 by the National Lead Company, the Dutch Boy Paints brand is currently a subsidiary of the Consumer Group division of the Sherwin-Williams Company, which acquired it in 1980, two years after the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission's directive banning the manufacturing of lead housepaint went into effect. Modern Dutch Boy paint is a lead-free acrylic paint.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
- Websitewww.dutchboy.com
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The Dutch Boy Group is a paint manufacturing company currently headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio. Founded in 1907 by the National Lead Company, the Dutch Boy Paints brand is currently a subsidiary of the Consumer Group division of the Sherwin-Williams Company, which acquired it in 1980, two years after the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission's directive banning the manufacturing of lead housepaint went into effect. Modern Dutch Boy paint is a lead-free acrylic paint.2
Products and brands
Ceiling paints
Exterior paints
Faux finishes
Interior paints
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Paint samples
Primers
Porch and Floor
From Wikipedia’s article on Dutch Boy Paint, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4
Subsidiaries and ownership
Owners
From Wikidata.1
Timeline
- 1907Founded Founded1
Links
- Websitewww.dutchboy.com1
- WikipediaDutch Boy Paint
- More imagesWikimedia Commons
- WikidataQ5317249
Sources
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- 1WikidataDutch Boy Paint on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaDutch Boy Paint on Wikipedia
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- 5Wikimedia CommonsDutch Boy Paint photo by Thester11, CC BY 3.0