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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Blues Fest 2000 Poster has yellow printed edges with orange horizontal lines on the left and an orange wavy line on the right. At the center is a multicolor illustration of a band performing. At the top is "blue...	Socialistik Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster printed on white paper. Across the top are six black and whtie photos. Below the images is socialistik / GhettoGuerillaAttacktiks" in black and red. At the center is a camouflage print star...
Skool Yard Skolarz Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster printed on white paper. At the center is a circle with a collage of color photos of human figures, with shaded figures at the top left and right. Over the top of the circle is "Skool Yard...	2Pac 2001 Poster has a black printed background with a brown, black and white illustration of a shirtless man with his head turned to the right. At the bottom is "2Pac / \| Until \| The \| End \| Of \| Time \| "...
Paper & Hate 2000 Poster printed on a black and red smokey background. At the top is a $100 bill with "Paper & Hate" over the top in white, black and red. Below the money is "The Conflict" in white follwoed by...	World Groove '94 1994 Poster has a blue, white and green background gradient. At the top is a yellow explosion graphic with stylized multicolor images of a world with diverse people and speakers on it. Over the top of...
4th Annual World Rhythm Festival 1996 Poster printed on pale blue paper with an orange and black triangle border. At teh top is "4th Annual / World Rhythm / Festival / And Days Of Percussion / Seattle Center - April 12-14, 1996" in...	Propagandhi 2001 Poster shows an American flag with a map of the worl imposed over the top, giving the white a being tinge and removing the stars completely. Across the top is "Propogandhi / Today''s Empires,...
Violent Femmes 1991 Poster printed on white paper. At the top are three black and white photos of men''s faces with red and green lines above and below. At the bottom is "Violent Femmes" in black with the words...	Folk Music Marathon 1983 Poster printed on white paper with yellow, green, and purple stylized guitars occupying the center and right of the poster. At the left is purple text with "Folk Music / Marathon / Old Time Cafe...
An Irridescence in the World Mission Grafica, printer 1987 Poster has white unprinted edges enclosing a black background - outer space - with the earth and a large radio tower at the bottom and multicolored satellites floating in the sky. At the left...	9th Annual Arab Film Festival Inkworks Press, printer 2005 Poster has a yellow printed background with an abstract map of the world. At the center is "9th Annual / Arab Film Festival / September 23rd - October 2nd 2005 / San Francisco Berkeley San Jose...
Intersection 1970 Poster has black ink printed on yellowed paper with a photo of a woman wearing not pants standing in front of a window in a dilapidated building. On the wall at the left is "Intersection / Sutter...	Rebels with a Cause Alliance Graphics, Jos Sances, designer, printer Poster has white unprinted edges enclosing a blue background with black and white text and images. At the top is "Rebels With A Cause / the hopes, rebellions, and repression of the 1960s...
Noam Chomsky 1993 Poster has white unprinted edges with a yellow and green background at the top and a beige background at the bottom. At the top is "KPFA Radio & The Middle East Children''s Alliance present /...	The Gr'ups 1993 Poster has red and black ink printed on white paper. At the top center is "The / Gr''ups". At the top left is "from San Francisco U.S.A." in a banner of a circle with an A and a basket in it. At...
Reggae in the Park Inkworks Press, printer, Steven Lyons, illustrator Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster printed with black, yellow, green, and red ink on white paper. A semi-abstract image of a figure in profile fills the left side of the page on a yellow background patterned with geometric...	Bob Marley Inkworks Press, printer, Rachael Romero, artist 1982 Poster has black ink printed on cream colored paper and shows an illustration of a man with dreadlocks. At the bottom right is "Bob Marley".
Afrobeana circa 1981 Poster has black ink printed on white paper. At the top is a photo of a man with dreadlocks smoking and holding a video camera. At the bottom of the poster is "Afrobeana / Sundays 10pm ---...	Bob Marley David Mosley 1980 Poster has black ink printed on off-white paper. At the center is an illustration of three men, with one jumping in the background. To the bottom right of the image is "Bob Marley".
Afrobeana circa 1981 Poster has brown ink printed on light brown paper. At the top is a photo of a man with dreadlocks smoking, with a microphone being held in front of him. At the bottom of the poster is "...	I Want You Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has blue and white images and green, purple and white text printed on yellow/orange/red and purple backgrounds. At top is an image of a man wearing a top hat with a peace symbol on it and...
Fire Lynn Chadwick Alliance Graphics, printer, Jos Sances, artist 1999 Poster has purple and black ink printed on white paper. At the top is "Fire Lynn Chadwick". Below the text is a stylized image of a figure labeled "Community" sitting behind a desk talking to a...	Save Community Radio Alliance Graphics, printer Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster printed on white paper. At the top and bottom are brown banners with white text - "No Distractions" at the top and "Save Community Radio" at the bottom. Below the top banner is "Free Speech...