Catalogue Number
NMLH.2025.37.80
Object Name
Poster
Title
Get up and get active!
Place
Paddington Printshop, London; West Indies; Caribbean
People
Paddington Printshop; West Indian Women's Association
Date
c.1978
Description
Screenprinted poster, "Get up and get active!" in red at the top. Below is a print in greyscale of nine Black people wearing printed fabric garments, and several with beads in their braided hair. They are all smiling, and two women at the top of the photocollage are dancing. White text on a red banner at the bottom is "It's all happening at West Indian Women's Association...Pick up a leaflet inside". Above is a list of activities: "football, dancing, netball, Black history, pensions luncheon club, West Indian arts & crafts, drama".
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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