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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Reggae in the Park Keith R. Potter, artist 1997 Poster advertising the 1997 Reggae in the Park music concerts in Golden Gate Park. Top half othe poster is an illustration of a man wearing a red shirt and green pants, playing bongo drums. White...	Reggae in the Park 1995 Poster advertising the 1995 Reggae in the Park concert in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco. Illustration has stylized illustration of a female in a yellow dreww singing, a man with dreadlocks...
Reggae in the Park Keith R. Potter Design, designer 1993 Poster advertising the 1993 Reggae in the Park concert in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco. Illustration has stylized illustration of a male and female in red and orange dancing. In the baground...	Reggae Mighty Diamonds K. Rucker, artist, P. Dubro, artist 1980 Poster advertising the west coast tour for reggae band Mighty Diamonds. Concerts in Santa Cruz, Oakland, Santa Barbara, Santa Monica, and San Diego in June 1980. Poster has a blue background, with...
Berkeley Reggae Sun Blast One Love Creations, designer Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster advertising the Berkeley Reggae Sun Blast concert on October 24, 1981 at UC Berkeley. Poster has orange background, with half a red sun at top. Palm trees in silhouette on either side of...	Robert Nelson 1972 Poster advertising a film viewing of two films by experimental filmmaker Robert Nelson. Poster has orange text on a red background, with darker rd designs at corners and bottom half. One-inch...
Music for Peace & Liberation 'Con-Fest' Lincoln Cushing Graphic Design, designer Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster advertising the Music for Peace & Liberation ''Con-Fest'' concert and roundtable at Laney College in Oakland, California. Poster is brown with an exploding volcano in the center, and...	Western Public Radio Training Program Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster printed on white paper. At the top is a photo of a man in a black mask and turtleneck with white skin. Above the man is a music scale with notes and masks in bright colors. at the left and...
Los Caminos Del Rock Jos Sances circa 1982 Poster has white unprinted edges enclosing a red background. At the top is a strip of blue with "Los Caminos Del" in white. At the center is a stylized image of a crazed looking man in...	KFAT Late 20th Early 21st Century Multicolor poster is printed on non-woven fabric web (polyester fibers?). At the top is a stylized image of a man in a cowboy hat behind a KFAT microphone with a background of blue and yellow rays...
KPFA Marathon Rupert Garcia, artist 1976 Poster has white unprinted edges enclosing a yellow background with a stylized red and black image of a woman laughing. At the top left is "KPFA / Marathon" and at the top right is "March ''76 /...	KPFA Keeps Our History Alive Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has white unprinted edges enclosing a blue and black background image of people gathered in a room listening to a radio. At the top right is an orange and black collage of historical...
Lily Tomlin 2001 Poster has white unprinted edges enclosing a blue background. At the top is "Lily Tomlin / In A Benefit For / KPFA 94.1 / Free Speech Community Radio / Performs / The Search For Intelligetn Life...	Our Station! Inkworks Press, printer circa 2003 Poster has brown ink printed on white paper. At the top is "Whose Station?" At the center is a stylzed image of two figures in combat uniforms holding guns and guarding a locked up...
Bread & Roses Festival Daniel Ziegler 1982 Poster has a stylized background of a large red rose at the bottom with a blue sky above. At the top of the poster is "The Sixth Annual" in white, "Bread & Roses" in yellow, "Festival" in...	KPFA Stop the War Teach-In Inkworks Press, printer 1980 Poster printed on white paper. The background has a gray and white Notice of Classification form. Diagonally over the top in red is "there has never been a registration without a draft, / and...
Free KPFA circa 2003 Poster has yellow, black, red, green and blue spray paint on white paper. At the top is "Free / KPFA" over a stylized image of a man''s face. At the bottom is "Radio For...	This Man Is Angry Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster printed on white paper. A tthe top is a stylized image of the face of a red man with black hair. At the bottom is black text reading "This Man Is Angry / Because / You Can Listen To / All...
KPFA/L.A.G. Auction Albany Press, printer, Daniel Ziegler, designer Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a green and pink abstract background. At the top left is "KPFA and the Livermore Action Group present: / the 3rd annual / KPFA/L.A.G. / Auction / Saturday, July 27th International House...	KPFA Mission Grafica, printer Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a black printed background. At the top is "KPFA". At the center and bottom is a stylized blue, pink, yellow and orange image of a three-pronged candle holder with leaves, flowers, a...
Dorothea Lange Fellowship 2003 Poster printed on white paper. At the top is "Dorothea Lange / Fellowship" in black and gray. At the center is a black and white photograph of a man standing at a fence with a tin cup in front of...	Film Benefit Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has yellow, red, blue and green ink printed on white paper. At the top is a yellow background with "Third World News Bureau / Film Benefit" in blue at the top left. Diagonally on the yellow...
The Gods of Rock Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has red and blue ink printed on white paper. At the top is a stylized image fo a hand with a lightning bolt over the palm. Down the poster is "The / Gods / Of / Rock / Aug. 19 / Ruthie''s...	Tennessee 1992 Poster background is a black and white photo of four figures on a porch with one figure in the fore wearing sunglasses. At the top right is "Ten / nes / see" in white. Across the bottom is "...