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

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Jose L. Gutierrez
Born(1900-03-19)March 19, 1900
Miacatlan, Morelos, México
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Early Life

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b. March 19, 1900 in Miacatlan, in the state of Morelos, México. [1] Emigrated to US around 1916 Resided in San Francisco until 1921, then moved to NYC[1] 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

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A retrospective exhibition of his paintings was hosted by the Pratt Institute Gallery in 1967.[1]

Works

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  • Paintings

“the scream”, 1965 [1]


Researcher/Inventor notability

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He is credited with the development of plastic formulations for painting using acrylic, vinyl, and ethyl silicate[1], and developed one of the first commercially available acrylic paints for artists. Politec Acrylic Artists' Colors [2][3]

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."[4] Henry Levison of Cincinnati-based Permanent Pigments Co. produced Liquitex colors.[5][6] These two product lines were the first acrylic emulsion artists' paints,[7]


Academic

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In 1945, he established the Taller de Ensayo de Materiales Plásticos at the Instituto Politécnico Nacional in Mexico City.[1][8]

Some of the artists who joined the institute and participated in the creation of the collective murals were [Arnold Belkin][9] [10] [11],

Author

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From Fresco to Plastics [1] Painting with Acrylics [1] Painting with Acrylics [2][3]


He was a WPA fresco supervisor.[4]


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Canada

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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.


References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "SomosPratt". Instagram. Pratt Institute Archives.
  2. ^ a b Zetina, Sandra et al. (2020). Painting with Acrylics: José Gutiérrez, Gunther Gerzso and the Material Innovation in Mexican Contemporary Painting Archived 2023-08-19 at the Wayback Machine, in: Science and Art: The Contemporary Painted Surface, Antonio Sgamellotti et al. (eds.), Royal Society of Chemistry. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  3. ^ a b Acerca de Politec Archived 2021-06-07 at the Wayback Machine, Politec. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  4. ^ a b Reed, Alma M. (1985). José Clemente Orozco. New York: Hacker Art Books. ISBN 978-0-87817-204-7.
  5. ^ Thomas, J. S., Learner (2007). "Modern Paints: Uncovering the Choices". In Learner, Thomas J. S.; Smithen, Patricia; Krueger, Jay W.; Schilling, Michael R. (eds.). Modern Paints Uncovered (PDF). Los Angeles: Getty Conservation Institute. p. 6. ISBN 9780892369065. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2022-10-09.
  6. ^ Rivenc, Rachel (2016-04-01). Made in Los Angeles: Materials, Processes, and the Birth of West Coast Minimalism. Getty Publications. p. 57. ISBN 978-1-60606-465-8. Archived from the original on 2023-12-13. Retrieved 2021-11-05.
  7. ^ Painting With Acrylics (Watson-Guptill publications)
  8. ^ Nicholas, Roukes (1969). "Jose L. Gutierrez 1900-1968". Art Journal. 28 (4 (Summer 1969)): 402.
  9. ^ Arnold Belkin 33 años de producción artística [Arnold Belkin: Image as metaphor] (in Spanish). Mexico: Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes. 1989. pp. 137–152. ISBN 968-29-2434-0.
  10. ^ Nadia Ugalde Gómez (1999). Arnold Belkin: La imagen como metáfora [Arnold Belkin: Image as metaphor] (in Spanish). Mexico: CONACULTA. pp. 1–31. ISBN 970-18-2322-2.
  11. ^ Siglo XX Grandes Maestros Mexicanos [20th Century Great Mexican Masters] (in Spanish). Monterrey, Mexico: Museo de Arte Contemporaneo de Monterrey. 2003. pp. 339–340. ISBN 968 662356-6.