Catalogue Number
NMLH.2025.37.152
Object Name
Poster
Title
To recognise the national resistance...immediate and unconditional repatriation of political refugees
Place
Paddington Printshop, London
People
Paddington Printshop
Date
c.1974
Description
Screenprinted poster, with all text in Greek, reading "To recognise the national resistance...immediate and unconditional repatriation of political refugees" in red. In the centre is a woodcut-style print of a woman breastfeeding a baby, with an older woman wrapping her arms around her. To the right of the women is a side table with a framed photograph of a young man, possibly in military uniform. Above him on the wall is a portrait of another man, which is faded and harder to distinguish.
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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