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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United Nations Week Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster printed on white paper. At the top, all of the flags of UN member nations forms rays radiating from a blue and white circular United Nations logo. At the bottom is a gray background with "...	Gran Marcho Gay 1983 Poster has white unprinted enclosing a black background with white text. At the top is "gran / marcha / gay ''83 / orgullo / alegria / libertad / unete! fortalecete!" At the bottom is a black and...
Gran Marcha Gay 1983 Poster has white unprinted enclosing a black background with white text. At the top is "gran / marcha / gay ''83 / orgullo / alegria / libertad / unete! fortalecete!" At the bottom is a black and...	untitled (skeleton pilot) Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster printed on yellowed paper with a black and white image of a skull in an aviator''s helmet. At the top are red and white striped with a blue circle witha white star in it at the center....
untitled (photo of a man clapping) 1974 Poster printed on white paper with a multicolor image of a man sitting at a table in front of microphones clapping and looking off to his proper left. Centered below the image is pink Asian text...	untitled (figures gathered around a table) Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster printed on white paper with a multicolor image of three men in military uniforms sitting at a table with Mao Zegong, who is reading to them from a book. At the bottom left is pink Asian...
untitled (portrait of a man) Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster printed on white paper with a multicolor image of an Asian man. At the bottom of the poster is "Chairman Mao Tse-Tung" in three languages, printed in green.	untitled (portrait of a man) Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster printed on white paper with a multicolor image of a man with a thick beard, seen from a 3/4 view. At the bottom of the poster is K. Marx''s name in three languages, printed in pink.
untitled (portrait of a man) Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster printed on white paper with a multicolor image of a man with a thick beard, seen from a 3/4 view. At the bottom of the poster is F. Engels'' name in three languages, printed in pink.	untited (portrait of a man) Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster printed on white paper with a multicolor image of a balding man in a tie with facial hair and a scowl on his face. At the bottom of the poster is Vladimir Lenin''s name in three languages,...
Femin' Autres 1983 Poster has a blue printed background. At the top is "Femin'' Autres" in pink. At the center is a green, blue, pink and white image of knitting needles working to knit the world. At the bottom of...	United Nations Day Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a green tinted photo of people from all nations looking up at a blue flag with a white United Nations logo on it. Below the flag is "United / Nations / Day / October 24" in red.
untitled (child hugging restrained man's leg) Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has black ink printed on yellowed paper. At the top is a stylized image of a figure with his hands tied behind his back, seen from shoulder to knee. At the left and right, guns with knives...	Aug-62 1962 Poster has orange printed edges and a white unprinted background. At the top is "8/1962" at the left in blue and purple and "National Council / For Peace & Against / Nuclear Weapons" at the...
untitled (jet flying through the sun) Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a black printed background. At the right is a stylized image of a black jet flying through a white sun. Down the left side and at the bottom right is Asian text in white.	No Nixon Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a green printed background. At the top left and down the left side is "No Nixon" in white. At the top are foreign translations in red and green. At the bottom is foreign gray, red and...
Finland Parikkala Nemus Campus 1985 Poster printed on white paper. At the top is a green graphic design. At the bottom is "Finalnd / Parikkala / Nemus / Campus / 26.7.-4.8.1985" in black. On the bottom edge are logos and "...	Join the Green Health Campaign Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster printed on white paper. At the top is "Join The Green Health Campaign" in green and "Healing Plants / In Every Backyard" in blue. At the center is a color photo of hands holding a small...
untitled (female gender symbol filled with eyes) 1985 Poster printed on white paper. At the top is gray and black French text, with the year 1985. At the center is a yellow background with a white female gender symbol. In the eye of the symbol is a...	Argos Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has white unprinted edges enclosing a gray background. At the top is a black and white close up of a man wearing a leather hat. At the center is "Argos" in white. At the bottom is "Hollands...
United Nations United Nations 1953 Poster has a beige printed background with color images of flags of member nations. At the top is "United Nations - Nations Unies" in black.	untited (illustration of a flower and a figure) Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster printed on white paper. At the top is a pink background with a stylized red and green flower at the right and a stylized color image of a figure crying at the right with blue Spanish text...
Lesbianas Y Homosexuales Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has blue ink printed on pale yellow paper. At the top is "Encuentro de / Lesbianas Y Homosexuales". At the left are two images of human figures. At the right is a date, time and location at...	Juega Sanamente Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster printed on white paper. At the top is "Juega Sanamente" in pink, "Protegiendo A Quienes Amas / Y A Ti Mismo..." in black and "para que todos salgamos ganando!" in pink putlined in black. At...