Catalogue Number
NMLH.2025.37.43
Object Name
Poster
Title
Young? Unemployed? A woman? Fed up with staying at home?
Place
Paddington Printshop, London
People
Anne Dundon (designer); Paddington Printshop
Date
1982
Description
Screenprinted poster, âYoung? Unemployed? A woman? Fed up with staying at home?â in black along the top. Below is a full page illustration photocollage of women entering a room through an open door to see another woman sitting inside. They are smiling and laughing. The photocollage is colorful in pinks, greens, purples and oranges.
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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