Catalogue Number
NMLH.2025.37.10
Object Name
Poster
Title
cinema action - the miners film
Place
Paddington Printshop, London
People
Steve Sprung (designer); Working Class Films; Cinema Action; Paddington Printshop
Date
1974
Description
Screenprinted poster advertising "cinema action - the miners film" in black at the top. Across the centre is a collage of black and white photographs, a close-up of a face, a march with banner "Miners March to London", and a miner in a dark tunnel. At the bottom in black is "working class films".
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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