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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Vote Inkworks Press, printer Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has blue and red ink printed on white paper. At the top is a red cross with "medical choice" followed by "Recall / district attorney / Kamena / Vote / May 22".	Trilateralism Keith Sklar, artist, Red Sun Press 1980 Poster has black and green ink printed on yellow paper. At the top is "Trilateralism / bankers, corporate executives, political leaders, and academic advisers from North America, / Western Europe...
Sociobiology: Implications for Human Studies 1977 Poster has a blue printed background with a stylized image at the bottom of an early hominid (australopithecus?) standing near a pond with a tool in her hand watching the animals interact. At the...	Patrick Quinn 2006 Poster has an orange, yellow and black photo of a man in front a sunset behind the Golden Gate Bridge. At the bottom is "Patrick Quinn / May 21, 1950-October 20, 2006". Across the top are photos...
A Valentine Evening with Gore Vidal 1994 Top of poster has an image of a man in a suit with his face resting on his hands, set on a green background. Across the top edge is a list of presenters in pink. At the bottom of the image of the...	Our earth has an unyielding capacity for renewal and replenishment... 1979 Poster printed on white paper with blue and pink ink, including a wavy line border. At the top is "our earth has an unyielding / capacity for renewal and / replenishment. constantly / creating,...
USA 2000 2000 Poster has a black printed background with white text. At the center is "USA 2000 / evolution and technology in the third millenium". At the top left is "Herman Kahn / Carl Rogers / Alan Watts /...	Esperanza Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has red and black text printed on thinning parchment paper. Centered at the top is "Esperanza" followed by an excerpt from "Mother" by Maxim Gorky, as identified at the bottom of the poster...
Self-Discipline: America's Moral Strength Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has white unprinted edges enclosing a stylized multicolor image of a man sittin gon the floor of a cabin in front of a fire with a book in his lap writing on a paddle propped up on a chair...	Stop! Have you forgotten anything? 1968 Poster has white unprinted edges enclosing a purple printed background with an orange and black stylized image of a man holding his unscrewed head in his right hand. At the top of the poster is "...
We Change It 1970 Poster has a blue printed background. At the top is "philosophers / solve / the world" in white. At the bottom is a red circle outlined in black with "We / Change / It" in gold. To the bottom...	Three Passions Byron Randall 1971 Poster printed on white paper with a black and white illustration of the profile of a man with a peace symbol at the top right. At the bottom right of the image is "three passions, / simple but...
Freedom Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a blue printed background with "free" at the top and "dom" at the bottom, all in green. In between the two parts of the word "freedom" is "freedom / is nothing else / but a chance / to...	An Evening with Arundhati Roy 2004 Poster has a red printed background with an image of a woman at the left. At the top left is a quote about the woman by Vandana Shiva. Down the right are details for an event - An Evening with...
Rage Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster printed on white paper. At the center is a brown and white illustration of a figure in a hat with rounds of bullets crossed over his chest holding a gun at his side. Behind the figure are...	untitled (group sex) Jonathan Christopher Roberts 1969 Poster has a black and white illustration of three individuals having sex. A woman lies on a blanket at the center of a columned enclosure while another women orally stimulates the first woman. A...
untitled (oral sex) Jonathan Christopher Roberts 1969 Poster has a black and white illustration of a man holding a woman upside down, while the naked figures perform oral sex on each other on the patio of a villa by the sea.	untitled (naked woman) Jonathan Christopher Roberts 1969 Poster has a black and white illustration of a naked woman standing in front of a sink, with a mirror at the right reflecting her backside. In the background is a room with an open window...
untitled (oral sex) Jonathan Christopher Roberts 1969 Poster has a black and white illustration of a naked woman lying on a blanket, propped up by pillows, receiving oral sex from a naked man. At the bottom right is a smoking aparatus. At the top...	The Great Debate 2004 Poster has a color background showing a stylized blue earth floating above the flags of various nations. At the top of the poster is "the undergraduate political science association / proudly...
Cyber Park 1996 Poster has a multicolor stylized image of a courtyard with entrances to various building fronts - a bank, castle, hearts card game, dugout baseball stadium, and a cafe. Above each building are...	The Berkeley History Project Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a sepia photograph of people posed on an old-fashioned, horse-drawn trolley car. At the top left is "The Berkeley History Project" in brown. At the bottom right is "curriculum...
The Accessible Portapack Manual Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a blue, black and gray background of a beach at dusk. At the left is an illustration of a disassembled projector, with the parts spaced apart. The lens of the projector is pointing to a...	Action Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has black ink printed on orange paper with an illustration of a crowd of people. At the center of the crowd is "Action".