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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Women's Suffrage 1993 Laminated poster printed on white paper. At the center is a circle with graphic designed and flowers around the text "in 1893 New Zealand / women were the first to / win the fight for votes / for...	untitled (man on throne) Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a multicolored stylized image with black Arabic text at the top and at the bottom left. The image shows a man in a green uniform and red, white and blue American flag hat sitting on a...
1976 Nobel Peace Prize for the Chilean People 1976 Poster printed on white paper. At the top is a green, yellow, blue, brown and red stylized image of a man with a beard holding a stick-like object in his hand. To the bottom right of the image is...	Comandante Ernesto Che Guevara Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has white unprinted edges enclosing a red background with a blue, black, yellow and red image of Che Guevara. Centered on the bottom edge is "Comandante Ernesto Che Guevara / ''El...
Hasta la victoria siempre! Editora Politica, publisher 1997 Poster with a 1997 calendar down the right side, and a photo of Che Guevara in profile, with a cigar in his right hand on the left side. Text at top reads: "Hasta La Victoria Siempre!" Poem...	Guatemala circa 1985 Poster with a Mayancharacter with large feathered headdress and an image of an indigenous central American person holding an automatic rifle. Both are sitting on top of a snake and jaguar on a...
work on paper poster 1983 Poster for a music festival put on by Yesh Gvul. The top text says "return the soldiers home" (presumably detained IDF conscientious objectors). Next line is "yesh gvul b...	Human Rights Yacoub Ismail, artist Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster with graphic image of a black bird with a red circle/sun on a royal blue background. Text in white in Arabic on the bottom left.
Palestina - Patria de Combatientes Marian Nowinski, artist Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster with black and white illustration of a keffiyeh (Palestinian scarf) breaking out of a Star of David.	Jornada Internacional de Solidaridad con el Pueblo do Corea Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster for the International Campaign of Solidarity with the People of Korea. Text in white on blue background across top border. Below that is a North Korean flag, with a red star in a white...
El Salvador Morante, artist Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster black and white image at bottom of men holding rifles ablove their heads. Above is a red flag with a star and "FMLN" in white. Above the red is a flage with blue and white stripes. Border...	Vi Cumbre Rafael Enriquez, designer Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster with a blue hand holding an orange glob. Two white doves are flying away, with green swooshes in arcs. Image is on a black background with white border.
Ernesto Che Guevara 1928-1967 Instituto Cubano de Amistad con los Pueblos, publisher Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster with image of Che Guevara in red and orange, with red border around the poster. Text at bottom is in black.	Puerto Rico Organization of Solidarity with the People of Asia Africa and Latin America (OSPAAAL), Rafael Enriquez Poster with black and white drawing of people in crosshatched style. An outstretched arm at center is holding a Puerto Rican flag, which is blue with a white star and red and white stripes. At...
Untitled Instituto Cubano de Amistad con los Pueblos, publisher Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster with large color photograph of the Museum of Colonial Art in Cuba. Image shows and interior space with large arches that have stained glass in rounded area. Floor has chairts scattered...	Untitled Instituto Cubano de Amistad con los Pueblos, publisher Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster with large color photograph of the Havana Cathedral in Cuba. Image shows an ornate stone church with a bell tower to the right, blue skies. Below image on black background is text in blue...
Untitled 1986 Poster advertising the 2nd Cuban Seminar on Interferon and 1st Cuban Seminar on Biotechnology, held in Havana, Cuba in 1986. Poster has color photograph of Morro Castle (Castillo de los Tres...	Che Guevara Instituto Cubano de Amistad con los Pueblos, publisher Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster with five photographs in duotones on green background in a grid pattern. Photo at top left is blue on green with people marking down a street with large Cuban flag. Photo at top right is a...
Untitled Rene Portocarrero, artist 1971 Poster with a reproduction of a Rene Portocarrero painting titled "Figura Ornamentada. Image is abstract, with white, black, and brown shapes including eyes, squares, stripes, flowers.	Che Guevara Editoria Politica, publisher 1987 Poster that reproduces a painting of Che Guevara from the shoulders up. Guevara is wearing a black beret with gold star in front. The background is green, blue, and yellow.
Solidaridad Marcos, artist 1977 Poster with five stylized white dove surrounding an earth icon on a red background. Below doves, the word "Solidarity" is written in six languages.	Libertad a Victor Toro Libertad a todo el pueblo de Chile Circa 1976 Poster with blurry black and white photograph of Victor Toro. Text in block red text below reads "Libertad a Victor Toro Libertad a todo el pueblo de Chile." Text about Victor Toro down the right...
[Chile - Military Junta] Circa 1973 Poster with illustration of a figure in military dress. "Junta miliar" is written across the top of the hat. A vulture with pig head and helmet that reads "US Army" sits on...	Kalil al-Wazir Joss Dray, photographer Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster with a photograph of a person walking through a rocky field in long black robe and white head scarf, holding a shoevel or hoe in left hand and child in right arm. Tree and hills are in the...