Political Posters

The “All Of Us Or None” (AOUON) archive project was started by Free Speech Movement activist Michael Rossman in 1977 to gather and document posters of modern progressive movements in the United States. Though some early works are included, its focus is on the domestic political poster renaissance that began in 1965 and continues to this day. When Rossman died May 12, 2008 his family donated the collection to the Oakland Museum of California. More …

The Archive gathered posters from all streams of progressive activity — from movements of protest, liberation, and affirmative action, trade union and community struggles, to electoral and environmental organizing, community services, and visionary manifestos. It is strongest in work from the San Francisco Bay Area, but its scope is national: approximately one-quarter of its holdings come from out of state, primarily New York City, Boston, Chicago, and Washington, D.C. These are complemented by a representation of international work. The collection consists of approximately 24,500 distinct titles.

The collection includes examples from well-known graphic artists including Malaquías Montoya, Emory Douglas, Rachael Romero, Rupert Garcia, Yolanda Lopez, Favianna Rodriguez, Carlos Cortez, Nancy Hom, Juan Fuentes, and Jos Sances, as well as material from seminal collective workshops such as La Raza Silkscreen, the Royal Chicano Air Force, Japantown Art and Media, Kearny Street Workshop, and Inkworks Press. Perhaps more important, the depth and breadth of the collection reveals the contribution of numerous lesser known or even anonymous artists whose cumulative impact on this democratic public art form has yet to be properly understood.

The cataloging of the AOUON Archive was made possible by a generous grant from the Stephen M. Silberstein Foundation.

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Reagan Takes Power Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster printed on white paper. At the top is a horizontal red line with "Reagan / Takes Power" in blue. A similar line at the bottom has "The Examiner" in blue. Between the two lines is "follow...	Hail the Treasurer of the Empire Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has red ink printed on white paper. At the top is "Hail / The Treasurer Of The Empire". At the center is a stylized image of a man on the back of a pig with "plunder" on his snout. Dollar...
untitled (abstract figure) Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster printed on white paper with neon pink horizontal lines in the background. In the fore is an abstract blue and silver figure with smaller faces all over his head (Richard Nixon?).	Impeachment 1973 Poster has black ink printed on white paper with a collage of photographs and stylized image of Richard Nixon. At the top is "Impeachment" and at the bottom is "Nixon''s The One".
untitled (Nixon/Pinocchio) Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a multicolor, stylized image of Richard Nixon with puppet hands, a growing nose like Pinocchio and a yellow hat with a feather in it.	untitled (man yelling) Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a black and white photo of a man in a hat yelling while John F. Kennedy taps his shouler, printed on white paper. The photo was taken from a lower vantage point, looking up at the...
Kennedy '80 1980 Poster has white unprinted edges enclosing a blue background with "Kennedy / ''80" in white. At the top right is a stylized profile image of Kennedy. At the bottom right is "paid for and...	untitled (man playing with dogs) Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has black ink printed on white paper with a photo of a man playing with two dogs on the White House lawn as a line of figures behind the man watches. At the top of the image is "he who...
untitled (Kennedy illustration) 1968 Poster has black ink printed on white paper with an illustration of John F. Kennedy''s profile from the neck up.	Registrese Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster printed on white paper. At the top is "Son Su / Responsabilidad" in black. At the center is a black and white photo of a little girl with braids smiling and holding flowers. At the bottom...
Yes on 89 Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a black printed background with yellow and white text reading "join Phil Angelides / Yes / on / 89.org / healthy politics now". n the bottom edge is funding information. Poster verso...	You Decide Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster printed on white paper. At the top is a "?" filled with an American flag patter. At the bottom of the poster is "You Decide. / Register To Vote / See Your COunty Clerk" in black.
Tissue of Lies 1973 Poster has black ink printed on white paper with a stylized image of Richard Nixon with a devil tail. Black lines form a web bhind him and blood drips from his proper right hang. At the top is "...	Women Say 2004 Poster has white unprinted edges enclosing a stylized image of a green Statue of Liberty in front of a beige city skyline wearing a pink dress with "Bush / Lied. / Fire Him." in white. At the top...
I Say No Inkworks Press 2004 Poster has red and black ink printed on white paper. At the top is a strip of black with the text "No Way! No How! No More! Just No! / No To The Bush Agenda / NYC 2004 Republican National...	The Judge Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a multicolor,s tylized image of a the face of a man being projected onto a screen. Behind the screen, the face is attached to a body of a donkey with a skeleton on its back. The donkey...
Women in Revolt Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has black ink printed on white paper. At the top is an illustration of three women standing back-to-back holding guns. Below the image is "cambedge-viet nam-laos / victorie". At the bottom...	Reno 2000 2000 Poster printed on white paper. At the top is a strip of black with "Reno 2000" in white. Below the text are three images of the same building - a modern photo at the left, a historic black and...
Presidential Counter-Inauguration 2005 Poster has black printed edges enclosing a stylized image of a green Statue of Liberty with her fist in the air in front of the White House with a for sale sign in the lawn. The statue is...	Kennedy Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a black and white photo of John F. Kennedy, from the neck up. At the top of the poster is "Kennedy" in red and blue.
untitled (figures hugging) Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has red, green, brown and yellow ink printed on beige paper. At the center is an image of a man in a yellow suit with red lips hugging a man in a flat yellow, red and green kufi hat.	Homeless! David Horsey 1989 Poster has black ink printed on white paper. At the top left is "TIred Of The Same Old Job? / Sick Of Mortgage Payments? / Fed Up With Heating Bills? / Escape To The Streets! / Yes, You, Too Can...
Out of the White House Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster printed on white paper. At the top left is a stylized, multicolor image of a figure in a brown suit being booted out of a white building. At the top right is "Out / Of The / White House" in...	No 2005 Poster has a red printed background. At the top is "Not Our / President!" in white. At the center is list of repeated demands with "No" in large white letters over the top. At the bottom of the...