Catalogue Number
NMLH.2025.37.169
Object Name
Poster
Title
Paddington by the Sea
Place
Paddington Printshop, London
People
Paddington Printshop
Date
1975-1991
Description
Screenprinted poster, "Paddington by the Sea" along the top on a orange-yellow ribbon. At the bottom "a day & night of fun & frolics - Sunday July 23". The poster design shows a person taking a photograph of two women and a child on a donkey at the seaside, with a vintage camera. The design is split in four horizontal stripes with the colours and details mismatching between them.
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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