Catalogue Number
NMLH.2025.37.178
Object Name
Poster
Title
Asian Women's Centre
Place
Paddington Printshop, London
People
Paddington Printshop; Asian Women's Centre
Date
1975-1991
Description
Screenprinted poster, with text all in Urdu, "Asian Women's Centre...information about history of Asian women, immigration, law, etc. and advice...Asian women welcome". Text is red on a light orange/peach background. Black and white line drawings show Asian women lifting large bowls of foods on their heads. They wear decorative floral clothing and multiple necklaces and bracelets.
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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