Catalogue Number
NMLH.2025.37.145
Object Name
Poster
Title
Behold the children of Zion
Place
Paddington Printshop, London; Africa
People
Mark Minton (designer); Paddington Printshop, London
Date
c.1980
Description
Screenprinted poster, "Behold the children of Zion with hair the likes of lions. In them put your fauth for freedom of our race. In them put your trust each one of us and colours red, gold and green with reign supreme" in black small text in an outline of Africa. Above the text, also in the outline, are seven Black people, in close-up from head and shoulders. In the bottom left is a drawing of a lion snarling with teeth bared. The background is horizontal stripes in green, yellow and red.
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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