Catalogue Number
NMLH.2025.37.5
Object Name
Poster
Title
Street Music
Place
Paddington Printshop, London
People
Richard Baker (designer); Paddington Printshop; Moonshine Community Arts
Date
1976
Description
Screenprinted poster, "Street Music" in blue curving text along the top. Below is a blue print of a person playing a guitar against an orange brick arch. Blue text on the brick pattern reads "Buskers are allowed to perform here OK. Buskers live at Moonshine - Victor Rd NW10, Mon 2 Aug, 7:30 20p". The person is wearing a tshirt and flared trousers, and their face is looking down and to one side at the guitar. They appear to have light skin.
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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