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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Class War 1995 Poster printed on white paper and designed to look like a publication. At the top is "Class War" in yellow separated by a yellow skull and cross bones with "Class Unity" above and "Class Pride"...	Conflict 1994 Poster has white unrpitned edges enclosing a black background with white text. Down the left is "Conflict". At the top is "Alive / in 94 / These Colours Don''t Run / Single / Conclusion / Album"...
Class War 1994 Poster printed on off-white paper and designed to look like a publication. At the top is "Class War" in red separated by a red skull and cross bones with "Class Unity" above and "Class Pride"...	Class War 1994 Poster printed on off-white paper and designed to look like a publication. At the top is "Class War" in yellow separated by a red skull and cross bones with "Class Unity" above and "Class Pride"...
Class War: Rich Scum... Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster for the British tabloid Class War with black and white photo of Arnold Schwartzeneggar as the Terminator, on a red backgroudn.	Class War Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster from the newspaper "Class War." At center is an illustration of men in suits hanging from nooses. Text on suits read: "Telecom," "Electric," Water," and "Gas." Headline reads: Give the...
Un Punto Importante 1980 Poster about Mexico''s department of labor and welfare. Poster is black with white and pink circles in a square pattern. Circle at center is red. Text below circles is in Spanish.	Victory to the Just Struggle of the People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola Augusta Conciglia, photographer, John Dugger, artist 1972 Poster supporting the liberation movement in Angola. Poster has a photograph of a woman holding a child on her back. She has a gun in a red holster on her side. To the right is a photograph of men...
Amigos da Terra Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster for the Portuguese Association of Ecologists. Illustration of a dark green sun with a face in profile within and text reading "amigosdaterra." Background is lime green.	Support the People's War in Peru! Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster with illustration that has a Soviet flag coming out Peru on a globe. The flag is draped around a female figure who is holding a machine gun in her right hand and is waving her right arm...
!Votar es Facil! !Vamos todos a votar! Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster in Spanish telling people to vote. Three rows of cartoon panels show the voting process with text and illustrations.	Life Can Be Magic Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster with linocut style illustration with a person in foreground, and city street in the background with sun glowing in the distance. On the street, several figures are moving or dancing with...
Marcha Nacional Pela Reforma Agraria 2005 Poster with photograph of lines of people marching. Two figures at right are wearing green t-shirts with the Brazilian flag. Three figure are carrying a large Brazilian flag. Many other figures...	Mummy said not to talk to bastards! Late 20th Early 21st Century White poster with black handwritten text and photograph of a little girl crying and a British police officer crouching near her. Text reads "Mummy said not to talk to bastards!" and the "n" and "s...
Los ancianos en la revolucion participan en la produccion Late 20th Early 21st Century Black and white poster with photograph of an elderly woman making a basket or something with strips. Text at top in white reads: "Los ancianos en la revolucion participan en la produccion"	Impunidad de crimenes de lesa humanidad en Guatemala y Honduras 1990 Poster is white with washes of red and yellow throughout on top of drawings and photographs of children, and people who are bound. Text is in Spanish.
Juntos en todo... 1987 Poster for 10th anniversary celebration of Festival AMNLAE. Poster is turquoise with white text and large drawing of male and female symbols at center. Female symbol is in yellow, and male symbol...	Partido Comunista del Peru 1980 Mayo 1985 Circa 1980s Poster with text in Spanish and illustration of a man holding a red flag with the hammer and sickle symbol. Below is a crowd with people shouting and holding up automatic machine guns.
Portrait of Karl Marx Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster of a colorful portrait of Karl Marx. Figure is shown from chest up with a red background. He has salt and pepper, bushy hair and a full bushy beard. He is wearing dark coat over a shirt and...	Portrait of Vladimir Lenin Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster of a colorful portrait of Vladimir Lenin. Figure is shown from chest up. He has dark hair and a dark goatee. He is wearing dark coat over a vest, shirt and tie/cravat.
Portrait of Cespedes Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster of a colorful portrait of a man named Cespedes. (Other posters in the series are Communist leaders.) Figure is shown from chest up. He gray hair, beard, and is wearing gold glasses. He is...	Portrait of Antonio Maceo Grajales Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster of a colorful portrait of Antonio Maceo Grajales. Figure is shown from chest up. He has dark hair and a dark beard. He is wearing a large brown coat over a shirt and tie/cravat.
Portrait of a Man Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster of a colorful portrait of an unidentified man. (Other posters in the series are Communist leaders.) Figure is shown from chest up. He has a moustache and is wearing a blue suit and blue...	Stop racist attacks Late 20th Early 21st Century Round yellow poster with the text "Stop racist attacks" in black, and a red arrow with the text "Anti Nazi League" in yellow.