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. Trademark Dutch Boy uses a stylized Dutch child as its trademark. He was painted by Lawrence Carmichael Earle and modeled after an Irish-American lad who lived near him named Michael Edward Brady. Products Ceiling paints Exterior paints Faux finishes Interior paints Paint samples Primers Porch and Floor References External links Paint and coatings companies of the United States Manufacturing companies based in Ohio American companies established in 1907 Chemical companies established in 1907 1907 establishments in Ohio