Catalogue Number
NMLH.2025.37.8
Object Name
Poster
Title
watch out for the Derelicts
Place
Paddington Printshop, London
People
Barbara Gogan and Susan Gogan (designers); Paddington Printshop; The Derelicts
Date
1975
Description
Screenprinted poster, "watch out for the Derelicts" in red text along the top on a bright yellow background. Below is an illustration of comic strip character Dennis the Menace and Minnie the Minx, both with a white speech bubble saying "See The Derelicts", with a blank space presumably for writing in a time and venue. In between them is a silhouette of a man and woman, saying "The prison of respectability has been deisgned for you and me." and "We've been framed for half our lives...now let's Gnash the bourgeoisie", with a small cartoon of Gnasher the dog.
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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