Catalogue Number
NMLH.2025.37.58
Object Name
Poster
Title
510 Centre Beneft Dance
Place
Paddington Printshop, London; 510 Centre; The Factory
People
John Phillips (designer); Paddington Printshop
Date
1978
Description
Screenprinted poster, "510 Centre Beneft Dance" in bold yellow curving around the top, on a red background. Below, printed in green, is a photocollage of a Black couple dancing. One person wears a stripy knee-length skirt and blouse; the other appears to wear overalls and shirt, and is doing a high kick. In the second panel of them dancing, they hold hands and spin. White text filling the page around the edges reads "15th July - Bar, Disco, Folk music, The Magnets, Rough Theatre" and "At The Factory Chippenham Mews W9" is along the bottom edge.
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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