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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Namibia Liberation Day circa 1972 Poster has a green printed background with black on the right edge. Centered at the top is "26 August" in red. At the top left and right are black and white pictures of soldiers....	Cimea 1980 1980 Poster has a blue printed background. At the top is "pour un avenir pacifique et sur pour tous les enfants" in white. At the cente ris a mutlicolor stylized image of figures holding hands around a...
Untitled 1983 Poster has a yellow printed background. At the top is "World Assembly For Peace And Life, / Against Nucelar War / Prague - June - 1983" in red. At the bottom is a multicolor photo of a child...	Forze Armate Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a yellow printe dbackground. At the top is "Dissociamoci / Dalle" in red and "Forze Armate" in black. A thte bottom is a multicolor stylized image of a hand throwing a blue uniform...
MPLA 1975 Poster printed on white paper. Diagonally through the center is "Produzr Para Resistr" in black. At the top left is a triangular section outlined in red with black and white stylized images of...	Gernika Document 1998 Poster has black ink printed on off-white paper, like a copy of a hand-drawn poster. At the top is "Gernika Document" with airplanes tot he right. Below the title is foreign text among the inside...
Mulher Angolana Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster printed on white paper. At the top left is a red circle with a black silhouette of a woman with a gun. In the circle is "Organizacao da Mulher de Angola / O.M.A." in yellow. To the right is...	Invandrarkvinnan Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has black ink printed on white paper. At the top are black and white photos of women''s faces. Below the photos is "Invandrarkvinnan / en utstallning fran RIFFI".
UNRWA Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has white unprinted edges enclosing a blue tinted images of faces. At the top is the UN logo and "UNRWA" in blue. Down the left are three color photos of a classroom at the top with...	International Women's Day Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a dark blue printed background. At the top is a multicolor stylized image of a flower. At the bottom of the poster is "March 8th International Women''s Day" in English and three other...
untitled (whale) Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has black ink printed on white paper showing a black and white photo of a humpback whale jumping out of the ocean. At the bottom is a Pesca logo and "ballento (cria) de ballena gris -...	Contra el SIDA Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a light green printed background. At the top is "contra el SIDA / yo confio en el / condon." in red. At the center is a black and red stylized image of a woman lifting up her dress to...
Fem. 1988 Poster printed on white paper with a pink arching background. At the top left and right are red designs. In the arch is "1a jornada cultural de / la Amistad con" with "fem." below the arch, all in...	Company Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has gray ink printed on white paper. At the center is a stylized illustration of a shirtless man. At the bottom right is "Company / Amsterdam".
Cock Ring Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a black printed background with a white grid at the center. On the grid is a black and white illustration of a shirtless man with red lasers coming from his knuckles. At the top is "...	Soviet Peace Committee Late 20th Early 21st Century Multicolor poster has a stylized image of a brown skull forming from the pollution of a factory/plant, with a green meadow and butterflies in the fore. Across the bottom is foreign text and "...
Dia de la Mujer Boliuiana 1995 Poster has a pink printed background. At the top is "''si a mi misma... / si a nosotras... / si con los otros...'' / Marcela Lagarde" in white. At the center is a yellow, red, pink and orange...	untitled (broken egg) Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a black printed background. At the top is "Qu_b_coises!" in white. At the center is a color photo of a broken egg with two yolks. At the bottom of the poster is "_galit_ / et /...
Congresso 1980 Poster printed on white paper. At the top is a blue background with a large white "1" with "congresso" in red and yellow over the top. At the base of the number are stylized multicolor images of...	Southern Africa 1981 Poster printed on white paper with five multicolor maps of Southern Africa, the largest at the left, showing the terrain, cities, population, industries and mining areas of the region. At the top...
Ours To Protect 1987 Poster has a green printed background. At the top is a color photo of bushes with a snock-capped mountain and blue sky in the background. Centered below the image is "The Tussock World Of New...	Festival por la Vida Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has black ink printed on white paper. At the top is "Colectivo Sol Presenta / Festival Por La Vida / del 30 de septiembre al 6 de octubre / Foro Isabelino" with a sun image. At the center...
Lika Men 1980 Poster printed on white paper. At the top are blue geese. At the top left is "lika men... / EJ / jamlika" in blue. At the top right is a shaded country in yellow. At the center is a blue dove/...	UN Decade for Women Conference & NGO Forum 1985 Poster printed on white paper. At the top is a green border filled with red and white female gender symbols enclosing a pink background of female gender symbol/dove logos, of which a larger...