Catalogue Number
NMLH.2025.37.113
Object Name
Poster
Title
The Arawaks Dance to Save the 510 - The Samaritans
Place
Paddington Printshop, London; 510 Centre
People
The Arawaks (band); Simon Fell (designer); Paddington Printshop, London
Date
1979
Description
Screenprinted poster, "The Arawaks Dance to Save the 510 - The Samaritans", with a multicoloured photocollage of a people dancing and playing guitars.
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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