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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London Lesbian & Gay Centre Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a black printed background with pink, blue and yellow triangles. At the top left are lines of black text on alternating yellow and blue lines reading "Accents Cafe/Bar / Theatre Space...	UN Day Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a black and white aerial photo of the United Nations building. In the tall structure are blue tinted photos of people from all over the world. At the top is "UN" in white outlined in...
9th Kne-Odigitis Festival 1983 Poster has a purple printed background. At the top is "Join The Fight! Peace Is Our Common Right!" in red. Below the text is a logo with three "9"s in blue, yellow and red with white doves flying...	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...
Conamus 1990 Poster has a black printed background with white text at the top and bottom and a central black and white image of a figure''s bare back with "Si / A La / Vida / No / A La / Violencia" at the...	Save the Penan Rainforest 1988 Poster has black ink printed on white paper. At the center is a photo of three men in loincloths and t-shirts holding long spears. At the left is "Save The / Rainforest / Save The / Tribal /...
Dis Poem Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a black printed background. At the top is "dis poem" in white on a red background. Down the center is the text fo the poem, printed in white. Down the left and right sides are stylized...	No War Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster printed on white paper. At the top is a stylized grayscale image of a bomb/missile, circled in red with a slash through the center. At the bottom is "No War" in black.
Bike Run 1992 1992 Poster has black ink printed on white paper. Across the top are gray and white boxes similar to a finish line flag. At the top left is an ECMC handshake logo. Across the top is "Bike Run / 1992"...	Ballenas en la Bahia Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has white unprinted edges enclosing a black background with gray whales swimming at the top and bottom. Across the top is "Paseos De Avistamiento De Ballenas / Del 20 De Diciembre Al 30 De...
U.A.E. Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster printed on white paper. At the top and bottom is black foreign text - Arabic? At the center is a gold circle, outlined in black, with black foreign text at the top and bottom, a red chain-...	untitled (man and cannon) Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a green printed background with a white cloud at the left. In the cloud, a man in a blue uniform is placing cannonballs with white foreign text on them into a cannon. Below the image is...
untitled (Thai text) Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a blue printed background. At the top are three lines of white Thai text. At the bottom are three white circles, bordered in red with a red slash through the center. Images in the...	Stop Killing the Innocents Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a blue printed background with white text reading "Stop / Killing / The Innocents". At the top right is a white dove logo with Thai text and "Solidarity For World Peace".
Solid Arity For World Peace Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a blue printed background with white Thai text across the top, "Solid Arity For World Peace" in white at the bottom and a central stylized white doeve holding a branch.	untitled (bird smoking on a garbage can) 1984 Multicolor poster printed on white paper shows a vulture in a green helmet smoking a cigarette and holding a can in his wing, standing over a garbage can with his anthropomorphized penis visible....
Namibia Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has black ink printed on white paper with a stylized image of children and adults huddled together. Above the people is "The Wound Of The Daughter / Of My People / Wounds Me Too". On the...	Fenix De Los Bosques Tropicales 1989 Poster printed on glossy white paper. At the top is "Fenix De Los Bosques Tropicales" in black. Below the text is a stylized, multicolor image of a bird with a long green tail flying among trees...
El Eden Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has black ink printed on white paper with "El / Eden" in red at the top right. At the top left is the presenter followed by a stylized illustration of a naked man with wings and horns. To...	Festivales Por La Paz Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster printed on white paper. At the top is "Festivales / Pr La Paz" in black. At the center is a light blue background with a stylized image of a flying dove and the top of a guitar with a man''...
March 8th International Women's Day Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster printed on white paper. At the top is "March 8th International Women''s Day" in English and three other languages, printed in black. At the bottom is a black and white image of a flower,...	Stop Bottle Feeding Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a brown printed background. At the top is "Stop / Bottle Feeding" in orange. At the center is a brown and white stylized image of a woman carrying a malnourished child with a bottle in...
March 8th International Women's Day Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster printed on white paper. At the top is "March 8th International Women''s Day" in English and three other languages, printed in black. At the bottom is a stylized, multicolor image of the...	Gran Marcha Gay 1983 Poster has white unprinted enclosing a pink background with white text. At the top is "gran / marcha / gay ''83 / orgullo / alegria / libertad / unete! fortalecete!" At the bottom is a black and...