Political Posters
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.
1996
Poster has a blue printed background with a yellow circle at the bottom right withe rays extending upwards. Throughout the poster are stylized images of men and women. At the center is "Pop / corn... |
2001
Poster has a black printed background. At the top is "Now On Video! / queer / as folk / The Complete First Season" in yellow and white. Below the text is a photo of three male figures. At the... |
1996
Poster has a black printed background. At the top left are excerpts from movie reviews, printed in yellow, purple and orange. At the center is "the / celluloid / closet" in orange, purple and... |
1996
Movie poster for the film "Stonewall: The Fights for the Rigth to Love." The poster has a collage of images of males embracing and men dressed in drag. At the left is a list of songs from the... |
1970
Poster printed on white paper. At the top are two black and white photos of men. Below the left photo is "today is Harold''s birthday." and below the right photo is "this is his present." all in... |
Late 20th Early 21st Century
Poster printed on white paper. At the top is a text box with a yellow border and the text "La Cage / Aux Foles / II / ...the / relationship / continues" in orange and black. In the center of the... |
1998
Poster has a black printed background. At the center is a color photo of a man holding an unconscious woman in his arms and shouting, overlaid over an aerial image of a Catholic church. Below the... |
2002
Poster has a black printed background with a central, multicolor image of a group of female figures standing on one leg below a marquee. At the top of the poster are the award nominations and wins... |
2005
Poster for the movie "Brokeback Mountain", with an image of the male stars - Jake Gyllenhaal and Heath Ledger - in cowboy hats, looking down, overlaid above an image of a lake, trees, and... |
1994
Poster is for the film "Krampack," a foreign release, printed on a red background. At the left is a photo of two men smoking with the film name and information printed over the top. At the right... |
1998
Poster printed on white paper. At the top is a black and white photo of a man looking at the face of a smiling man who is looking out at the viewer. At the left is "lights! / camera!... /... |
1987
Multicolor poster shows three figures - two male and one female - standing in front of a theater marquee reading "Prick Up Your Ears" with the names of the three at the top of the sign. At the... |
1997
Multicolor poster has a prominent color photo of a shirtless man posing in front of a red background. The top and bottom edges have alternative purple and orange boxes, filled with the text "Latin... |
1997
Poster printed on a black background. At the top is "Love! / Valour! / Compassion! / One Summer. / Eight Men. / Figure It Out." in red, yellow and white. Below the text is a color photo of seven... |
1994
Poster printed on white paper. At the top is a black and white photo of two men almost kissing. At the bottom of the poster is "Howard Roffman / Photography / SOHO Gallery / San Francisco". |
Late 20th Early 21st Century
Poster has black ink printed on white paper. At the top is "a film on the art, life and times of Tom Of Finland" with production information. At the center is an illustration of three men in... |
Late 20th Early 21st Century
Poster has white unprinted edges enclosing a pink printed background. At the top is "An Illustrated Historical Guide / To The Emmy Award Winning Film / Before Stonewall: / The Making Of A Gay And... |
1993
Poster has a vlack and white photo of the bottom half of a group of male figures, all wearing shorts. At the bottom of the photo is "Frameline Presents / Boys'' Shorts". At the bottom are black... |
2002
Poster has a black and white photo of two women in shirts and underwear lying on white sheets and kissing. At the bottom center is "Kiss / by Tanya Chalkin". |
Late 20th Early 21st Century
Poster printed on white paper. At the top is "He Was Powerful, Charismatic, Compassionate And Gay. / After Eleven Months In Office He Was Assassinated. / The Times Of / Harvey Milk." in black and... |
Late 20th Early 21st Century
Poster has a black and white stylized illustration fo multiple human figures surrounded by animals such as a fish, birds, and a frog. |
1968
Poster has a black and white photo of a woman in a bathtub, with her left breast resting on the ledge and a paper bag with a smiling face drawn on it over her head. |
1964
Poster has a black printed background. At the top is a cropped image of an American flag, with a stylized illustration of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. Below the image is information on women in the... |
1992
Poster printed on white paper. At the top is a black background with "women taking the lead: / creating choices for ourselves" in white. At the center are three illustrations of powerful women... |