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 (figures united) 1973 Poster has a multicolred, stylized image of figures with their arms wrapped around each other, with two of the figures'' fists raised. At the top right is "for anti-imperialist solidarity, / peace...	IYSH 1987 Poster has a blue printed background with white text and a stylized white image at the top of a stick figure over a triangle with leaves at the left and right. At the bottom is "IYSH - 1987"...
Keller's Hard Cruising Bar Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a black printed background with a black and white photo of a man in leather bottoms and leather/metal suspenders. Centered at the bottom is "Keller''s / hard cruising bar" in white....	untitled (woman and AIDS) Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a yellow printed background with "giro 8957" repeated in light yellow at the bottom left. At the top is a black and white photo of a woman''s face, with a border of feminine images like...
untitled (man and horse) Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a purple printed background with "giro 8957" repeated in light purple at the bottom left. At the top is a color photo of a man standing next to a horse, with a border of flowers, hands...	Back to the 60's & Seventies Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has black ink printed on white paper. At the top is "Vrijdag 14 februari". At the left is "Thema" vertically with "MSR" coming from the "M". At the right is a stylized image of two figures...
Berlin 1979 Poster has black ink printed on white paper. At the top left is the ECMC handshake logo. At the top right is an MSC Berlin logo. Near the center of the poster is a collage of langmarks. Across the...	Finlandization 1989 Poster has black ink printed on white paper. At the top is "Finlandization / 3 / Helsinki 28.-30.7.1989 / For Further Information: / MSC Finland / P.O. Box 48 / SF-00531 Helsinki". At the bottom...
Weltfestspiele 1973 Poster has black text printed on white paper. At the center is a black and white circle with latitudinal and longitudinal lines. Surrounding the globe are five circles - orange, green, pink, blue...	United Nations Day 1951 Poster has white unprinted edges enclosing a black, white and blue image of a tall building with a blue United Nations flag flying in the background. At the top is "United / Nations / Day" in red...
United Nations Day Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a pale blue background. At the top is the United Nations logo, along with stylized images of a factory, leaf, book and dam. At the bottom of the poster is "United Nations Day / October...	A La Venta Ya La Revista 1985 Poster has black ink printed on white paper. At the top is "A La Venta Ya La Revista / ''Mujer'' con las ponencias / del I Congreso Univ. de la mujer". At the center is an illustration of a...
Kuwait 1985 Poster has a central, multicolor map of the northeast corner of Saudi Arabia. The region has a Kuwait flag and white boxes with demographics on education, marital status, fertility, age, economic...	Womanhood is Awakening Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has brown ink printed on beige paper with a stylized illustration of women rallying beneath a banner that reads "Womanhood / Is Awakening" in English and two other foreign languages.
Ballot Paper Late 20th Early 21st Century Laminated multicolor poster printed on beige paper. At the top is "Ballot Paper / National Assembly" with "Sample Only" at the right. Below the title are two columns of black text with "make your...	A Student Centre for Vietnam Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a stylized image of a red flower growing out of a pile of red rubble with a blue sky in the background. At the top is "international student campaign / in solidarity with Vietnam / ''A...
Chu Tich Ho Chi Minh 1985 Poster has a color headshot of a man. Below the image is "Chu Tich Ho Chi Minh / (1890-1969) in orange.	World Festival of Youth & Students 1973 Poster has brown ink printed on beige paper. At the top is "For Anti-Imperialist Solidarity, Peace & Friendship" in brown followed by a stylized image of the profiles of a group of people. At...
untitled (figures and Asian text) 1972 Poster has a black and white background image of two figures. At the top is black Asian text and at the bottom is white Asian text. At the bottom right is "1972" in white.	United Nations Day Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a green printed background with brown text and a green United Nations logo, located at the top. With the logo is "10" and "194501955". At the bottom of the poster is "United / Nations...
untitled (dove/hand holding earth) 1983 Poster has white unprinted edges enclosing a black background with a stylized image of a white hand, forming a dove at the wrist, holding a blue and white earth. Across the bottom is white...	American Relix 1989 Multicolor, stylized poster is Relix take on the famous painting "American Gothic", with the male and female farmers being replaced by male and female skeletons in hippie clothing, holding a...
untitled (two figures) 1970 Poster has purple ink printed on white paper, with a photo of a man and woman sitting on a bench outside of a campsite. Below the woman is "Genie Plamondon / Minister of Communications" and below...	Take Some More Tea Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a green background with a central red graphic design. At the top and bottom is "Take Some More Tea / And See".