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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Untitled c. 2005 Poster advertising the punk band Inquistion. White text on black background. Main image is a heart with the word "Revolution" and a star inside it. Below are four photographs of the band...	Anti-Flag c. 1996 Concert poster for the punk band Anti-Flag. White, black, and red test on a white background. At center, graphic images of Al Gore and George W. Bush with bar codes on their foreheads.
Anti-Flag c. 1999 Poster for the band Anti-Flag. White text on a red and black background. Black and white photo of the band performing at center. The backdrop in the photo are words: equality, justice, liberty,...	Monty Love: Girls Are the New Boys 2004 Poster advertising the second album by Monty Love, called "Girls Are the New Boys." Center of the poster has a line drawing of stick figure people piled up. Poster is mostly black on a white...
Earth Crisis c. 1993 Poster of the punk/metal band Earth Crisis. Text on the left and image of the band performing across the rest of the poster. Below is information about a fanzine.	Leftover Crack c. 2004 Poster for punk band Leftover Crack advertising their second album. One side had a photo of the World Trade Center towers in NYC on Sept 11, 2001 as they are on fire. Superimposed on image are...
The Nuns Late 20th Early 21st Century Concert poster for punk band The Nuns, with The Criminals and others. Line drawing of four skeletons riding unicorns, with two furry characters in foreground. Poster is black and white except for...	Toxic Reasons Bruce Stuckey, artist Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster advertising a Toxic Reasons concert in Fairfield, California. Text and image are black on white background. Most of poster is a line rawing of a skeleton in a Revolutionary War outfit,...
The Clash: Out of Control c. 1983 Concert poster for The Clash''s Out of Control tour. Text and images are black on yellow poster board. The background has a map of London, a hand, an a radio and cassette player.	Jello Biafra Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster for an appearance of Jello Biafra at the Pine St. Theatre. Top half of poster is black text on lime green background. Bottom half has photograph of Biafra with images of crowds of...
Dharma Bums + Cropdusters unknown soldiers Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster with blue ink on pale pink paper. At center is a grainy photograph of a male face. "Dharma Bums + Cropdusters unknown soldiers" across the top half of poster.	El Grupo Sexo Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has black ink printed on pink paper. At the top is a photo of police officers in a line. Text above the officers reads "Hey Dewd!" and "We Are The World". At the center is a photo og a man...
Delete the Elite Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster printed on white paper. At the top is black text reading "from the very beginning, the ruling class of wealthy land-owners has raped, plundered, and pillaged our resources and human rights...	Broken Bones Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a red printed background. At the top is a black background with a stylized image of a skeleton in a metal helmet with a point at the top. At the top of the black is "Broken Bones /...
David Nelson Band Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a multicolor stylized desert background with a tribal symbol with dangling feathers in the sky. Across the top is "David Nelson Band" in yellow and red. At the bottom is a semi-...	Rise Against 2005 Poster has a stylized red, yellow and black stage with a speaker dangling at the center with red lightning bolts. At the top is "Rise Against" and at the bottom is "Siren Song Of The Counter...
The Beastie Boys Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has black ink printed on white paper. At the top and bottom are speckled background with white and blacl text reading "from New York City / The / Beatie / Boys / Live at 11pm" and "Ozone /...	Lollapalooza Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has black ink printed on green paper. At the top is "Lollapalooza / Festival". At the center is a list of bands. At the bottom are the date, time, location and ticker information for the...
Zombie Toolshed Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has black ink printed on white paper. At the center is a stylized image of figure with four arms, a nose ring and a huge headdress. Centered below the image is "Satyricon". At the left is "...	Uncensored and Live Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has black ink printed on blue paper. In the background is a stylized map of the world. At the top is "Uncensored / And Live! / Benefit For Lasting Peace & Honest Press". At the left is...
Red Rockers Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has black ink printed on red paper. At the top is "Red / Rockers". At the center is a black and white photo of four young men. At the bottom of the poster is "With Special Guests /...	187 Calm Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster printed on white paper with a central black background. At the top is "Saturday 13 February 8:00" in gray. At the center is a stylized image of a female in green and red. Over the top of...
The Parasites 1988 Poster has black ink printed on yellow paper. At the top is "J-Church / Popsmear Presents". At the center is a stylized image of a robot with rays in the background. At the top left is...	Sweaty Nipples and Muzza Chunka Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has black ink printed on white paper. At the top is "June 5 Sunday" is photocopied handwriting. At the center is a black background with stiled images of cartoon characters and clowns....