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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Impeach Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has black ink printed on white paper. At the top is a photo of George W. Bush with his middle finger up. At the bottom of the poster is "Impeach".	President-Select George W. Bush 2000 Poster has black ink printed on white paper. At the top is "president-select /George W. Bush". At the center is an unflattering photo of Bush with his eyes closed. At the bottom left is "Texas''...
Don't Let a Serial Killer Beocme a Mass Murderer 2000 Poster has black ink printed on white paper. At the top is "Don''t Let A / Serial Killer". At the center is an unflattering photo of Bush with his eyes closed. At the bottom is "Become A / Mass...	No Child Left Behind Fireworks Graphics Collective, Inkworks Press Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster printed on white paper. At the top is a stylized red, white and blue American flag with color photos of people crying and being comforted all around. Below the collage is "no child / left...
Drive Out the Bush Regime 2005 Poster has white unprinted edges enclosing a green background with black text. At the top left are three black and white icons - a globe, a hand with a slash through it, and an exclamation point....	Stupidity Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has white unprinted edges enclosing a black background. At the top are film reviews in white followed by a blurred image of George W. Bush with the words "Moron" and "Genius" to his left...
Drive Out the Bush Regime 2005 Poster has white unprinted edges enclosing a green background with black text. Across the top are black and white icons - a globe, a hand with a slash through it, and an exclamation point. Below...	Bush/Cheney '04 2004 Poster has a multicolor collage showing George W. Bush with his middle finger up above members of his cabinet, protestors, soldiers, tanks, and other human figures in front of American currency...
Dick Cheney Late 20th Early 21st Century Multicolor poster has a portrait of Dick Cheney with suds and a bar of soap overlaid on his mouth. At the top is "Dick Cheney" in red. At the bottom is "Dirty Politics / Dirty Business / Dirty...	Untitled Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has black ink printed on white paper with a central, unflattering photo of George W. Bush with his eyes closed. At the top and bottom is "elect a madman / you get madness". Up the right...
Give Peace a Chance Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has black ink printed on white paper with a stylized image of John Lennon singing and playing a guitar behind a microphone. At the top of the poster is "all we are saying is / give peace a...	Bush Goes Down Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has black ink printed on white paper and is cut out like a downward pointing arrow. At the top is "Bush / goes / Down / January 20th". At the bottom is a website and "participate! there are...
Obey Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has black ink printed on white paper with an unflattering photo of George W. Bush. At the top is "Obey". At the bottom is "counter-inaugural.org".	Antihero 2004 Poster has a printed background of fabricated texture, with black text and images over the top. At the top and bottom of the poster are banners with "Antihero" and "Americas'' Run". At the center...
2000 to 2004 2004 Poster has red and black ink printed on white paper with a stylized collage of images. At the top is an umbrella with an oil rig in it. The umbrella is over a city skyline with a red shaded image...	Defeat Bush on Your Summer Vacation Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has red and blue ink printed on white paper. At the top is a dotted image of George W. Bush with the text "Defeat Bush / on your summer vacation". To the left of the image is "$6000-$7000...
Does America Need a New President? Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a black printed background with red and white text. At the top of the poster is "UC Berkeley''s Graduate School Of Journalism / The Chancellor''s Office / Present / Does America Need /...	Picture Progress Inkworks Press Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a background image of a red and orange sky meeting a black horizon with stylized black images of artists - a painter holding up a paint brush, a photogrpaher using her camera, and a...
Only One of These Men Was Popularly Elected Design Action, designer, Inkworks Press, printer Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has black ink printed on white paper. At the top is "only one of these men / was popularly elected" with two stylized portraits of men, one being George W. Bush. Below the images is "the...	Bill Blows it Hot 1993 Poster has black and red ink printed on white paper. At the top is a stylized image of Bill Clinton playing the saxophone is a city labeled "Baghdad". Blood is on Clinton''s arm and saxophone and...
Wanted for Mass Murder: The Bush Regime 2005 Poster has white unprinted edges enclosing a black background with white text and black and white photos. At the top is "Wanted / For Mass Murder" followed by fabricated headshots of President...	View Sex Scandal With Disgust Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has black ink printed on white paper with a photo of a family sitting in a living room. The parents sit on the couch next to a teen playing a video game while two younger children play at...
Rock Against Reality Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has black ink printed on white paper. At the top is "Rock Against Reality" followed a stylized image of a man in glasses surrounded by airplanes and bombs with the words "a kinder, /...	Bush-Whacking Festival Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has black ink printed on white paper with a collage of signs with anti-Bush text along with a stylized image of a hand holding a flaming torch. At the top of the poster is "Moday Oct. 31st...