Catalogue Number
NMLH.2025.37.96
Object Name
Poster
Title
Rights and Information Centre
Place
Paddington Printshop, London
People
Paddington Printshop
Date
c.1979
Description
Screenprinted poster, "Rights and Information Centre" in curving black text around a circle in the top half of the page. The circle is made up of white, black-bordered text reading "Information...Shoppers Rights...Legal Advice...Social Security" in a repeating pattern. Overlaid are overlapping arrows turning in all directions. At the bottom of the circle design is a stickperson with a question mark over their head. At the bottom of the poster is text "Beauchamp Lodge, 2 Warwick Crescent" and a phone number. The background is white.
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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