Catalogue Number
NMLH.2024.16
Object Name
Poster
Title
We are our own liberators
Place
Africa
Date
1980
Description
Paddington Printshop was a graphic art and printmaking centre active in west London between 1975 and 1989. The Printshop worked collaboratively with members of local organisations and campaigns to create over 400 poster designs, and thousands of leaflets. The printshop was active in the 70's and 80's, producing posters on a wide range of political issues, including for educational purposes. The group was not-for-profit and used a variety of hand-printing techniques to create their posters. This is a large, screenprinted poster titled, "We are our own liberators." There is an image of the African continent, with red, orange and green colours. There is an image of a woman holding up a spear and a gun; one half of her is wearing a vest, and the other side is a shirt. There is a green, red, and orange star, with a smaller blackstar inside this. This is a version of the Rasfarian Star of David, also known as Solomon's Seal. This was created in 1980. This is an anti-colonial, anti-imperial
poster.
