Catalogue Number
NMLH.2025.37.91
Object Name
Poster
Title
S'pose I'm Just Delinquent
Place
Paddington Printshop, London
People
Paddington Printshop
Date
1976
Description
Screenprinted poster, "S'pose I'm Just Delinquent" in white on a red banner, above an illustration of 8 people's heads collaged together. Below is a painting of a street of terraced houses, with a black road in the centre, disappearing into a vanishing point on the horizon. A caricature policeman stands in the middle of the road. In black text at the top of the poster is "Confessions of a gang - A rock musical" on a blue sky. The people in the heads collage appear to be men, some with long hair to their shoulders, others with medium to tall afro hair.
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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