Catalogue Number
NMLH.2025.37.253
Object Name
Poster
Title
Notting Hill Carnival 87
Place
Paddington Printshop, London
People
Lawrence Noel (designer); Paddington Printshop
Events
Notting Hill Carnival
Date
1987
Description
Screenprinted poster, âNotting Hill Carnival 87â. Above the black text is a black orange and yellow print of a person in an elaborate carnival costume with a huge feathered skirt and headdress.
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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