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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Concierto En La Caterdral Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a semi-transparent green tinted background image of a close-up of a stone relief of people leaning over each others'' shoulders and talking. The relief is shown in a blue tint at the...	Atencion Ciudadano Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has black and blue ink printed on white paper. At the top is "Atencion Ciudadano: / conozca a los candidatos / de la Uno". At the center is a grid of three rows and five columns of...
Juventud Farabundista Late 20th Early 21st Century Multicolor poster has a stylized image of a red flag with a white star at the top left morphing into a white bird. The flag waves in front of a city, set in dirt at the foot of green mountains,...	No A La Agresion Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a red printed background with a black and orange image of three children, with a white dove at the left. At the top left is "No A La / Agresion". At the bottom left is "El Salvador /...
Peregrinacion Por La Paz Taller de Grafica Popular 1991 Poster has a pink printed background with a stylized image of a beige, black and white face of a man on a yellow and green ear of corn. At the top of the poster is "Peregrinacion Por la Paz" with...	Viva 1 De Mayo 1990 Poster printed on white paper. At the top is a blue background with a black and white photo of a woman at the left and yellow text at the right reading "por la conecertacion / nacional / para la...
Odhal Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster printed on white paper. At the top and bottom is black text reading "Oficina Para La Defensa / De Los Derechos Humanos / Y Asistencia Legal" and "Construyendo Justicia Social / Con La...	1982 1982 Poster has red and black ink printed on white paper. At the top is "A 50 Anos De La Insurreccion De 1932 / Los Comunistas / Presentes!" At the center is a stylized image of faces, communist flags...
Mons. Romero 1987 Poster has a blue printed background with black text and black and white images. At the top is "Mons. Romero, / A 7 Anos De Tu Asesinato / Vives En Nuestras Luchas De Liberacion". Below the text...	La Cigarra 1990 Poster has a purple printed background with yellow and white text and a central yellow, stylized image of artists'' tools. At the top is "Del 21 al 28 de Abril//90 / ''Musetra Artistica De Verano...
XVII Congreso 1985 Poster has blue, yellow and red ink printed on white paper. At the top is a stylized image of a dove holding a "Fenastras" gear trophy in his wing. Over the body of the dove is "XVII / Congreso"....	Que No Te Enganchen! Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a black printed background with red and white text and black and white images. Across the top is "Guerra Popular, Mina Popular / Paro Popular, Apagon Popular = Dolor Popular / Terror...
Descubrimientos En Teotihuacan Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has textured paint printed on white paper. At the center is a background of a block wall with a green, pink and beige stylized illustration of a bird at the top. At the top is "El Museo...	Las Prisiones Del Hombre 1966 Poster has a green printed background. At the top is a stylized black and green image of a face on a piece of paper being held by two hands. At the bottom is "Fanny / Rabel" in white and "Las...
America Libre Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has blue edges enclosing a multicolor stylized image of a woman in a white dress floating above the blue and green earth, rotated to show Central America, with a red, yellow and orange sky...	Mas De Un Batallon... Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has red and black ink printed on white paper. At the top is "...m_s de un batall_n / de los vuestros, / invasor rubio, / habr_ mordido el polvo / de mis agrestes / monta
Conferencia Internacional En Defensa Del Pueblo Cubano 1992 Poster has black text printed on white paper. At the top is a graphic of hands holding a red, white and blue Cuban flag. To the left of the image is "Conferencia / Internacional / En Defensa Del...	Los Ninos Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster printed on white paper with a stylized green, brown, blue, black and white illustration of people celebrating in a village. At the top is "Feliz Navidad / En Libertad Para / Los Ninos / De...
Combatamos el Paludismo Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has an ornage printed background. Across the top is "Combatamos El Paludismo..." in black. followed by a series of stylized images showing a man digging, a man with a fumigation device on...	Danzas Mexicanas 1965 Poster has a purple floral and bird background printed on brown paper. Poster has information on a dance program, "Danza Mexicanas", taking place on October 11 at Teatro del Bosque, printed in...
Primera Feria Internacional del Libro Infantil y Juvenil 1981 Poster has brown and orange ink printed on white paper. At the top is a stylized image of a bird over a book. Below the image is "primeria feria / internactional del libro / infantil y juvenil"....	ACEM Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has white unprinted edges enclosing a black/blue background. At the top is "El Colaborador De / ACEM". On the left is "le toma / una / muestra / de su / sangre..." with a stylized image of...
Nicaragua: Una Revolucion Para La Vida Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has red text and a central black and white photo of a child printed on white paper. At the top is "Nicaragua / Une Revolucion Para La Vida". At the bottom is text attributed to P....	Nicaragua Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster printed on white paper with a stylized color image of a bird resting on a tree branch. At the top right is the sun and at the top left is a storm cloud with an American flag in it. The...