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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La recuperacion el manejo de los reursos naturales y su equilibrio ecologico es meta de la revolucion Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster with an illustration of a forest with a parrot, monkey, bird, deer, cheetah, fish, butterflies, and flowers, but to the left is an area that has been deforested and only stumps are left. A...	Untitled 2001 Poster with a watercolor image of two children collecting plastic from a beach and the ocean.
Misteriosa Ave Nocturna Javier Escobedo, artist 1986 Poster with a painting of an owl at night landing in a field with a mouse or rat. Information about the species at right.	C'est en donnant qu'on recoit le plus Ida Robichaud, artist Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster with text in French "C''est en donnant qu''on recoit le plus" (It is in giving that we receive more). Background is blue with an image of a hand dropping seeds into another outstretched...
Vietnamvekan Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster with woodcut image of Vietnamese soldiers across top half of poster. Text is white and green on a white background.	24 Years Of Heroic Struggle 1960-1984 1984 Poster celebrating 24 years of the existance of the group SWAPO. Background is light green, with image of several men, the foremost in military garb holding a rifle. To the left is a large "24"...
Aturem la ciutat actuem contra la guerra Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster in Catalan advertising and anti-war rally. Text is black and red, on white background at top and gray background at bottom. Large icon of missle/bomb with a red slash through it.	Zu einer Hoffnung berufen 1990 Poster with graphic image of stylized black eagle and white dove on a purple background. Text lists five dates for presentations.
Gerustet fur eine stahlende Zukunft 1981 Poster with black and white image of five holding missles. In the background is a nuclear mushroom cloud. Text in white at bottom.	Second International Water Tribunal Hans Bockting, designer 1992 Poster advertising the Second International Water Tribunal in 1992 in The Netherlands. Image at bottom left is a photo in blue of a person scooping water with their hands.
Sie nennen es frieden 1982 Poster with illustration of the Earth surrounded by a variety of missiles. Background is gray with a dark blue and light blue border. At bottom is a rectangular label in orange that is attached to...	Europa? Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster with many skulls and one prominent skull above text reading "Europa?" The background is yellow at the top, tranmsitioning to red and purple at the center and bottom. Background image is...
Untitled Heinz Lehmbruck, publisher Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster with a caricature of Ronald Reagan dressed as a sheriff. To the left are instructions for cutting out pieces to turn the poster into a puppet, with Reagan controlling Schmidt. All text is...	Friedensdemo 1982 Poster printed on white paper. At the top is "friedensdemo / anlablich des NATO-Gipfels". At the center is a red circle with black German text around the edges and a central stylized image of a...
Marcha Nacional del Orgullo Homosexual Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a black printed background. At the top is "4 Marcha Nacional del / Orgullo Homosexual" in pink followed by an inverted pink triangle. At the bottom right is "26 de junio 11am. / Mnto....	Keine Startbahn West Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has black ink printed on yellow paper. At the top is a plane taking off with a frightened face with hands over the ears on the runway. Between the plane and runway is "keine / startbahn /...
Marcha Nacional del Orgullo Homosexual Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a black printed background. At the top is "4 Marcha Nacional del / Orgullo Homosexual" in pink followed by an inverted pink triangle. At the bottom right is "26 de junio 11am. / Mnto....	Orquideas A La Luz De La Luna 1985 Poster has a pink printed background. At the top is a stylized black and white image of two women''s faces over a building set on a body of water with gondolas floating in the fore. Flowers circle...
Instraw Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster printed on white paper. At the top are multicolored lines that build up to spell "Instraw" near the bottom. At the bottom of the poster are three lines of black foreign text with a United...	International Women's Year Valerie Pettis, designer 1975 Poster has a color background of outerspace with a galaxy visible at the top. Around the galaxy is a blue dove logo, with the galaxy forming the top of a female gender symbol. To the bottom left...
Women in the Islamic Republic of... Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a light green printed background with a central color photo of a group of Islamic women in white veils and robes. At the top is "in the grass fie..." handwritten in black marker...	United Nations Decade For Women Conference United Nations 1985 Poster printed on white paper. At the top are multicolored stylized images of human figures doing various urban and suburban jobs in Africa. At the bottom of the poster is "United Nations Decade...
National Rally of Women Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has black ink printed on blue paper. At the top is "National Rally / Of Women / Sunday Dec6 - 2pm / Queen''s Park". At the center is a black and white photo of a group of women gathered...	Contre Les Violences Faites Aux Femmes 2004 Poster has white unprinted edges enclosing a bright pink background. At the top is a white diamond shape with a purple and red target at the top left and a black horizontal line with five...