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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Festividad Homo Sexual 1983 Poster has pink and orange text printed on white paper. In the background is a stylized orange and white image of a butt, with a hand resting above on the lower back and the other grabbing the...	We Salute Our Leaders Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a black printed background with a black and white image at the bottom of a crowd with their fists raised and a black, green and yellow flag flying above. At the top of the poster is "We...
Advance to People's Power 1987 Poster printed on white paper. At the center is a stylized image of a hand holding a spear with a black, green and yellow striped African National Congress flag flying from the shaft. To the right...	National Council of Trade Unions 1988 Poster printed on white paper. At the top left is the NACTU gear logo with Africa, a fist and a crossed pick/shovel at the center, printed in red. At the top right is "National Council / Of Trade...
untitled (pants) 1982 Poster has black ink printed on white paper, with a stylized image of a pair of jeans, seen from behind. At the top left is "MSC / Rhein / Main" with "Frankfurt" down the left edge. On the right...	Exit Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a red printed background with a white unprinted right edge with the word "Exit" vertically down in red. At the top left is a white box with "Exit / Amsterdam" in red. Over the top of...
Ochsengarten Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has black ink printed on white paper. At the top is "Ochsengarten". At the center is a stylized image of an ox''s head with the image of a naked man, seen from the head to the thighs, over...	No Bread Without Freedom Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has black ink printed on off-white paper. At the top left is "No Bread Without Freedom / No Freedom Without / Bread". At the right is a black background with "The Right / To Organise, /...
Jobs - Not Bombs Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has red and blue ink printed on white paper. At the top is "Job - Not Bombs" in red. Below the text is a stylized image of a blue man standing in front of a red crowd shouting "Peace" in...	Crush the Labour Bill Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has black ink printed on yellow paper. At the top is a gear with Africa at the center with a fist over a crossed pick and shovel over the top. Arched at the top of the gear is "NACTU". At...
untitled (birds) 1980 Poster has black ink printed on white paper, showing brids flying around a cirlce of joining hands. Centered at the bottom is "Walter Womacka/''Solidaritat''/Lithografie/1980".	No Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster printed on white paper with a stylized gray, black and red image of a hand breaking through the top of the earth with a skeleton in a US military uniform peeking over the side holding a US...
Ban All Nuclear Weapons Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster printed on white paper. At the top is "Ban All / Nuclear Weapons" in blue. At the center is a red illustration of a three person family, an addition sign and a missile, above "3+1=0". At...	Keine Startbahn Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has black ink printed on red paper. At the top is "Keine Startbahn / Fur Die NATO". At the bottom is a pixelated black and red image of pilots standing in front of a plane. Over the image...
The War Game Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has red ink printed on yellow paper with a background image of a child being carried through a war scene. At the top right is "the war game / kriegs / spiel / tod ein film / von Peter...	untitled (family at the center of a target) Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has green ink printed on white paper. At the top is a target with a family at the center. Wrapped around the target is "Nein Zur Neutronenbombe / Deutsche Friedengesellschaft". At the...
Space Weapons Lead to War Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has black text printed on white paper. At the top are two rows of signatures follwoed by "11 Former NATO / Generals: / Space Weapons / Lead To War!" with the last two lines underlined in...	All the Arms We Need Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a red printed background. Vertically up the left is "all the arms we need" in white. At the right is a black and white photo of two young boys walking with their arms wrapped around...
Orquideas A La Luz De La Luna Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has black ink printed on white paper. At the top is "La Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana r DRIL Producciones presentan:" At the center is a stylized image of the faces of two women in the...	The Web Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has black ink printed on white paper with a starburst background. At the top is "The Web" and "5". The rest of the poster lists performers and details for a Christmas party at the Roxy in...
National Bank of Kenya Limited Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster printed on white paper. At the top is "National Bank Of / Kenya Limited" followed by a stylized green, black and white image of a book of the same name. Below the image is "official bankers...	Untitled Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster printed on white paper with a background of red foreign text - a list of names? At the top is "Save The Lives / Of / ''Disappeared''" in black. At the center is a stylized image of a woman...
M/F Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster printed on white paper. At the center is a blue circle with "M/F / 50/50" with a pencil. At the bottom is "shared power is double power" in blue. At the bottom right is foreign text.	Festival of Youth and Students 1965 Poster printed on white paper. At the top left is a green flower logo with "Algiers / July 28 To August 7 / 1965" in black. At the top right is "9th World" in red. Below the red is "Festival / Of...