Catalogue Number
NMLH.2025.37.21
Object Name
Poster
Title
15 April '86 TRIPOLI - IS this CHILD A TERRORIST?
Place
Paddington Printshop, London
People
John Phillips (designer); Paddington Printshop
Description
Screenprinted poster, "15 April '86 TRIPOLI - IS this CHILD A TERRORIST?" with 'terrorist' underlined. In between the text at the top and bottom, the middle of the poster shows a greyscale photograph of a child's face, with their head bandaged all the way round, and a drip or shrapnel sticking into their nose or eye. They appear to be crying. The poster is protesting the US bombing of Libya in 1986, which killed 40 Libyan people.
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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