Paddington Printshop Opens
Poster
1975 (made)
1975 (made)
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Portrait poster advertising the opening of the Paddington Printshop. Across the top half of the poster is an orange banner with the phrase 'Paddington printshop opens May 1st 75 at - The Factory Chippenham Mews W9' in darker orange. Underneath this is a man dressed as a court jester, in a yellow, green and blue tunic and hat, holding a paintbrush in his left hand. The hat has bells on. Next to this man, in the bottom right of the poster is a yellow box, with 'Marylands community assoc. invites you to print your own posters, leaflets, magazines, books, etc. in the Paddington Printshop. please ring weekdays 10-10.30am to arrange a time, 286 1656' in brown.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Paddington Printshop Opens (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Paper, plastic laminate, handcut, photostencil |
| Brief description | Poster, made by the Paddington Printshop, designed and printed by John Phillips, London, 1975. |
| Physical description | Portrait poster advertising the opening of the Paddington Printshop. Across the top half of the poster is an orange banner with the phrase 'Paddington printshop opens May 1st 75 at - The Factory Chippenham Mews W9' in darker orange. Underneath this is a man dressed as a court jester, in a yellow, green and blue tunic and hat, holding a paintbrush in his left hand. The hat has bells on. Next to this man, in the bottom right of the poster is a yellow box, with 'Marylands community assoc. invites you to print your own posters, leaflets, magazines, books, etc. in the Paddington Printshop. please ring weekdays 10-10.30am to arrange a time, 286 1656' in brown. |
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| Credit line | Given by the Greenwich Mural Workshop |
| Object history | The poster was featured in an exhibition by the Greenwich Mural Workshop, before it moved premises, in 2008. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Text from the Greenwich Mural Workshop's 1986 exhibition 'Printing is Easy...? |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.550-2013 |
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| Record created | November 20, 2013 |
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