Catalogue Number
NMLH.2025.37.177
Object Name
Poster
Title
Summer Festival 82
Place
Paddington Printshop, London; Pimlico
People
Paddington Printshop
Date
1982
Description
Screenprinted poster on yellow paper, featuring a cartoon dragon with text curving around to fit inside the body of the dragon - "Summer Festival 82". In each spike along the dragon's back is a letter making up "PIMLICO". Below is "12-6 10 July at St Georges Sq". in red. The dragon is printed in green and blue, with the text in red.
This poster was made by Paddington Printshop, a community graphic design and print workshop in West London, co-founded by John Phillips and Pippa Smith. Between 1975-1991, the centre printed over 400 designs for left-wing community organisations. These publicised local political campaigns such as housing rights and food co-ops, to social gatherings including play days, gardening clubs, gigs and festivals. Their do-it-yourself style was part of the proto-punk ethos.
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