Catalogue Number
NMLH.2025.37.82
Object Name
Poster
Title
Is Dennis the real menace?"..."Find out!! Go see Beryl and the Perils!
Place
Paddington Printshop, London
People
Paddington Printshop; Beryl and the Perils
Date
c.1978
Description
Screenprinted poster, "Is Dennis the real menace?"..."Find out!! Go see Beryl and the Perils!" in black text in speech bubbles in a four-panel comic style page, featuring Dennis the Menace.
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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