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 (figure and dove) Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster printed on white paper. At the top is a stylized multicolor image of a figure in a conical woven hat holding a dove. At the bottom of the poster is blue German text.	Vr Kampuchea Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a blue printed background. At the top is foreign text - a Berlin address - followed by "Solidarity" in multiple languages next to a stylized blue, red and white image of a hand holding...
Impact - Kenya 1984 Poster has black ink printed on white paper. At the top is "Impact - Kenya" followed by a pair of hands holding a box with a stick figure in it. Below the image is "Zuia Ulemavu / Prevent...	Mujer Y Sociedad Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster printed on white paper with a stylized black and white image of a female in a belted flower jumpsuit holding a bird above her head and standing next to a flower plant. At the top is "Mujer...
Protegete! 1988 Poster printed on white paper. At the top is "El Preservativo No Mata Al Virus De / La Inmunodeficiencia Humana" in blue. At the center is a stylized image of a superhero condom fighting off a...	Contra La Represion Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a black printed background. At the top is white text reading "homosexuales y lesbianas / combativos / presentes en la / Marcha / Nacional / Contral La Represion". At the bottom is a...
Attention Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a yellow printed background. At the top is "Attention / Dans Cette Ville, Va Passer Un / Train Nucleaire" in black. At the center is a black background with a stylized white image of a...	Ferme Ta Gueule 2004 Poster has a black printed background. At the top is "Un Message Du Lobby Agro-Industriel: / Ferme Ta / Guele..." in white. At the center is a multicolor photo of a baby being fed what appears to...
Estima Com Vulguis Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a black and white photo of a man embracing a man and pulling his shirt up from behind. At the bottom right is a pink inverted triangle with "Estima / Com / Vulguis" in black. At the...	Gay Football 1994 Poster printed on white paper. At the top is "Gay Football" followed by a stylized black, blue, green and yellow image of a soccer ball flying through the air at a beach. At the bottom...
Reunion Mundial Milenio Verdo 1999 Poster printed on white paper. At the top is a background of green and purple paintbrush strokes with "Reunion / Mundial / Milenio / Verde" in black. The bottom of the poster has two columns of...	Internacional Verde Primeira Assembleia 1989 Poster has black and green ink printed on white paper. At the top is "Junto Somos A Resposta A Vida" followed by a stylized image of a smiling sun rotating around the earth. At the bottom of the...
SWAPO Fights to Liberate Namibia Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a yellow printed background with blue text and an image of a figure''s profile with the SWAPO Africa/torch logo in the figure''s torso. At the top is "SWAPO / Fights To Liberate /...	Costa Rica 1989 Poster printed on white paper. Centered at the top is "Costa Rica" with "lapas, loras / y pericos" at the left and "macaws, parrts / and parakeets" at the right, all in black. Below the text is a...
25 Septemba 1971 Poster has an ornage printed background. At the top is "25 Septemba / 1964-1971" in red. At the center is a sepia photo of an older man holding a gin in the woods. At the bottom is red foreign...	untitled (child in helmet) Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a red printed background with a yellow star at the top left. At the bottom is a red and black image of a child wearing a helmet. At the bottom left is "Vietnam- / Commission / of the...
untitled (baby buggy and silhouette) Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has black ink printed on white paper. At the top is a photo of the frame of a baby buggy, parked in the dirt by a wall with the silhouette of a child on it. At the bottom of the photo is...	Ostseewoche 1966 Poster has a blue printed background with two stylized white birds at the top. At the bottom is "Ostseewoche" in white and "Rostock / Vom 10.-17. Juli / 1966" in yellow.
untitled (foreign text and drawing of a girl) 1983 Poster printed on white paper. At the top is a multicolor drawing of a female figure holding a flower and a fan wearing what appears to be a veil. The image is rotated 90 degrees counter clockwise...	Non Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster printed on white paper with a multicolor stylized image at the center showing a US ship loaded with bombs/missiles in the ocean approching Europe. In between the ship and the continent are...
Blockfreiheit Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has black and red ink printed on white paper. At the top is a stylized image of two men literally butting heads, with "NATO" printed in the mouth of the man on the left and "Wars Paki" in...	untitled (boy and guns) Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has white unprinted edges enclosing a black background with white text at the bottom and a black and white image of a boy in overalls with one foot up, surrounded by drawings of three guns...
World Environment Day United Nations Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster printed on white paper with a stylized, multicolor image of a house in front of a body of water surrounded by trees with a rainbow, sun, star, moon and bird overhead. Across the top in...	Untitled 1985 Poster has white unprinted edges enclosing a purple background with white foreign (Asian) text at the bottom and a stylized purple, red, pink and white image of a sun with a white dove in front....