Catalogue Number
NMLH.2025.37.6
Object Name
Poster
Title
70s disco
Place
Paddington Printshop, London
People
Gill Harris (designer); Paddington Printshop
Date
1975
Description
Screenprinted poster, "70s disco" in black on a design of light orange/peach petals, or smashed glass - a fragmented pattern. In the bottom left is an oversized raised fist in black, punching up at the fragments. Smaller text reads "30p adm [admittance] 7:30-11 every Sun" and "Mighty Studio 1 - 470 Harrow Rd...Buses 18, 28, 31, 36...Westbourne Park [tube station]".
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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