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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Untitled Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster with a black and white photograph of an elderly, possibly Native American man with wrinkled skin, long hair, and headband around forehead. Caption below reads: "Real Eyes / Realize / Real...	Untitled Late 20th Early 21st Century White poster with black text within a black border that reads: "Consumer, Consuming, Consumed."
Consumer Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a central black background printed on white paper with white text that transitions from "Consumer" at the top to "Cons Her" at the bottom.	untitled (Karl Marx quote) Steve Cagan, photographer Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a black printed background with a black and white photo of a man seated with his chin resting on his hand. At the bottom right is white text reading "''...the production of too / many...
Untitled Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has white unprinted edges enclosing a color photo of an American flag on the moon. At the bottom right corner of the poster is: "Old Glory, First Flag On The Moon".	Aldrin & Old Glory on the Moon Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has white unprinted edges enclosing a color photo of an astronaut next to an American flag on the moon. At the bottom right corner of the poster is: "Aldrin & Old Glory On The Moon".
Man on the Moon National Aeronautics and Space Administration Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has white unprinted edges enclosing a color photo of an astronaut on the moon, with a lander in the background. At the bottom left of the poster is "man on the moon - astronaut Edwin E....	We Cannot Change... Maigen Elske, designer 1983 Poster has white unprinted edges enclosing a black background with two red skewed lines. Text down the length of the poster is "we / cannot change / unless we survive / but we will not / survive...
Join Resistance Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster printed on white paper. At the top is a strip of pink with "Join - Resistance" in black. At the left is a black background with white text reading "as long as I / can see I will / keep...	1 Su Negrin, graphic design, Times Change Press, printer 1970 Poster has a green printed background with white text. At the center is a large "1". At the left is "and even / if it seems / to you / that you never / had so much / that is only / the slogan / of...
1 Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a black printed background with white text. At the center is a large "1". At the left is "and even / if it seems / to you / that you never / had so much / that is only / the slogan / of...	untitled (Martin Niemoeller quote) Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster printed on white paper with a green, yellow and red border. Green text down the length of the poster reads "in Germany they came first for / the Communists, and I didn''t / speak up because...
Sounds of Space 1978 Poster printed on white paper. At the top is a stylized color image of a trumpet with a planet in the background on the blue, purple, orange and yellow sky. Below the image is "A Symphonic Voyage...	Sounds of Space 1978 Poster printed on white paper. At the top is a stylized color image of two figures standing on a platform with a trumpet at the right and a planet and floating space craft in the background on the...
Commemorating the Flight of Apollo XI Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a color stylized image of the three astronauts from the 1969 lunar mission - Michael Collins, Neil Armstrong, and Edwin E. Adrin, Jr. In the background is an image of outerspace looking...	Warplay Late 20th Early 21st Century Middle of poster has a photograph of a reclining male. It is a close up of the lower stomach and pelvic region. The man is holding his erect penis. A plastic tank rests on his lower stomach area....
The Globalization Game Inkworks Press, designer, printer 2002 White text title at the top of the poster in a black bar reads "the globalization game" followed by a blue bar with white text reading "how corporations, bureaucrats, and your tax money keep...	Poison Warning 1980 Poster is a black and white advertisement from a New York Times newspaper. At the top is a skull and cross bones with "Posion Warning" arched above. Below the image is "the interest rate policy of...
Gore Vidal in Conversation with Christopher Hitchens Alliance Graphics, printer, Bob Baldock 1998 Poster has white unprinted edges enclosing a black background. At the top is a list of presenters in white followed by an image of the faces of two men. Below the image is "Gore Vidal / in...	Space Day 80 1980 Poster has white unprinted edges enclosing a stylized blue and white background of a cloudy sky with planets visible in the deistance. Across the top is "Eleven Years After Apollo 11 -...
Working for a Change 1979 Poster has red and black ink printed on white paper. At the top is a stylized image of a rolling machine on a black road, forming the words "Working for a Chance". At the bottom left is "careers...	Who Will Buy? 1983 Poster has black text and illustrations and a pink border printed on white paper. At the top is "Who Will Buy? followed by an illustration of a man wearing only a hat and underwear flexing his...
Hypocrossemia Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster printed on white paper. At the top is a stylized image of a man on his knees inthe grass of a cemetery with Uncle Sam holding his right arm and a preacher holding his left arm, injecting it...	Exotic Erotic 1990 Poster has white unprinted edges enclosing a black background with a black and white photo of a man and woman in erotic formal wear. At the top is a review by the SF Chronicle and "Abolfia &...