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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Stop the Nazis Late 20th Early 21st Century Round poster with the text "Stop the Nazis" in black on yellow background, and a red arrow pointing at the word "Nazis." Text on arrow reads: Anti Nazi League.	Untitled Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster with turquoise background, a black and white image of a girl wrapped in a blanket at center, and black text above and below.
You Are Now Entering Free Derry Late 20th Early 21st Century Black and white poster with a 1" white border. In the center is a house-shaped white space with "You Are Now Entering Free Derry" in black.	Cineclube Santa Teresa Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster advertising Cineclube Santa Terersa with a list of offerings. Poster has green and red printed on orange-beige paper. The text is in green, and the illustrations are simplified people...
Day of Solidarity with Zimbabwe palomino, artist Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster with a black and white drawing of a young soldier with a rifle and bayonet slung over his shoulder. The background has large diagonal stripes in red, green, yellow, and black. Text above...	NSCT in the Revolutionary War Time 1978 Poster with illustration across top half in black and white, with silhouettes of two soldiers with rifles walking on a hill, with leaves and grass moving in the wind. Below, text reads "NSCT in...
20 Aniversario del nacimiento de las comunidades eclesiales de base Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster celebrating a 20th anniversary for the San Pablo parish community.Top half is blue with a white cross that has illustrations of dead bodies in blood, an American flag attached to a knife, a...	Congreso FMC 1990 Green poster with pink rectagle that has a flower and v-shaped spirals as well as text "Congreso FMC." Below, text in white reads: " Por un mayor aporte al desarrollo socialista en plena igualdad...
Peace Is Not an Object Found By Chance Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster with a photograph of three Bolivian children standing and sitting next to a wall with the quotation " La paz no es un objeto encontrado por casualidad, es els producto de la iqualdad entra...	Construyamos una American Latina Sin Desaparecidos 1985 Poster for the 1985 International Week for the disappeared from May 27 to June 3. Text is in Spanish. Poster has a simple map of Latin America and a list of the disappeared from 13 countries.
Asociacion Federada del N- Afin Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster with text in Spanish and an illustration of six figures walking and carrying flags with red, white and blue rectangles and stars.	Analisis 1977-1987 Miguel Carrasco, photographer Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster with a blackand white photograph of people marching in the street, most with their hands clasped in front.. At top right is a quotation from Sebastian Acevedo. At bottom it reads: Analisis...
Untitled Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster with large black and white photograph of a Middle Eastern man. Border is red, with Arabic text in white.	Palestinian Unity is the Way to Victory Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster with a tree that has rows of Palestinian in the leafy area. Top row is boys; second row is girls; thrid row is men with wrenches and axes; fourth row is women; fifth row is men in army...
Palestine Lives 1974 Poster with stylized white dove in a square with red, green, and black like the flag of Palestine. The background of the poster is white, with text at the bottom.	!Seguimos de frente... con el Frente! 1984 Poster from the Departamento de Agilacion y Propaganda del FSLM with four cartoon panels with drawing showing: 1956, man throwing rocks at Uncle Sam; 1933 men with rifles shooting at Uncle Same...
United Nations Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster for the United Nations with a white dove and a blue UN helmet with the UN logo. Background is teal.	Untitled Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster for the Palestine Liberation Organization with the words "Liberation," "Victory," and "Freedom" in English and in Arabic. Illustration of a woman with a white dove her her raised left hand...
Co-Madres 1989 Poster has blue, black and red ink printed on pale yellow paper. At the top is "Libertad A Los Detenidos - Desaparecidos / Perdon Y Olvido / Jamas / Co-madres / Mayo 89". At the center is a shaded...	Co-Madres 1989 Poster with three black and white drawings of woman from the torso up on an orange background. The woman on the left is much older, is standing in profile, and has a kerchief tied around her head...
Cuba Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a color background photo of books stacked in a woven basket. At the top is "XX Miedzynarodowe Targi Kziazki Warszawa / Cuba" in white.	untitled (Christ) Alfredo Rostgaard, Organization of Solidarity with the People of Asia Africa and Latin America (OSPAAAL) Poster has a stylized multicolored image of Jesus Christ with a gun slung over his shoulder and a halo over his head. On verso bottom left is a quote about Catholicism by Camilo Torres R.
untitled (child's thoughts) Alberto Blanco, Organization of Solidarity with the People of Asia Africa and Latin America (OSPAAAL) Poster has a red printed background with a stylized color image of a boy''s face. Over the boy''s head are black and white images of people suffering violence and struggling for...	Cuba Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster printed on white paper. At the top is "Cuba" in red, "Instituto Nacional De La Industria Turistica/Init" in blue and "Theirs Is The Future" in black in multiple languages. At the bottom of...