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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Cosmedomatic Peace Pereskope 1972 Top of poster has a brown, blue, green, yellow and orange printed graphic, which looks like a design found in a kaleidescope. At the bottom of the poster are six columns of black text explaining...	Take Time Celestial Arts, printer 1970 Poster has black ink printed on white paper with a grayscale image of a man and woman sitting in the grass with trees in the background. White text at the top left reads "take time... / with each...
The House of Love Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has red ink handwritting and drawings on blue paper. Centered at the top is "The House Of Love". At the center of the poster is "Round And Round The Country- / side All Come For Friendship...	Hemp - the Sacred Tree 1994 Poster has white unprinted edges enclosing a stylized color image of a tall tree reaching into the heavens, with an eye looking through a keyhole at the top, among the leaves of marijuana. Hands...
LSD Fred Mueller, artist 1993 Poster has a black printed background with purple, orange, blue and green borders. At the top is "discovery of effects of / LSD" in red. Below the text is a star surround by white, partial text....	untitled (woman in the forest) Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has black ink printed on beige, brittle parchment-like paper, with a stylized image of a naked woman lounging near a large mushroom in an eerie forest, with faces in a decaying log and a...
Medical Marijuana Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has white unprinted edges. At the top is a red background with "Yes / proposition / 215" in white. At the bottom is a green background with "Medical / Marijuana" in white. At the bottom...	Stoned Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has blue and pink ink printed on whtie paper. The background has pink and white rays eminating from the center, with blue-lined boxes starting at the center and getting larger closer to the...
Untitled 2000 Multi-color poster has an overall white background. "Arise, Fighters of Peace!" is printed at top in large black font. A graphic just below shows a Caduceus symbol with two rainbow-colored...	Mind States IV Stevee Postman, artist 2003 Poster has white unprinted edges enclosing a stylized image of a purple and blue brain floating in a yellow circle above a pink flower, set on a blue sky with eyes. Centered at the bottom of the...
Bodacious Tea Lautrec Lithography 1973 Poster has white unprinted edges enclosing a stylized, mulitcolor image of a red spiraling tunnel with pink discs floating through it and green, red and orange strings with barbs at the left. At...	Eye Love Life Kindred Spirit Press America, printer 1970 Poster has green and pink ink printed on white paper. At the top is "eye love life". At the center is a stylized image of a face from different angles, edited to become one face. At the bottom of...
Hash Bash 1993 Poster has black, purple, brown and green ink printed on off-white paper. At the center is a purple background with "22nd Annual / Ann Arbor Michigan / Hash / Bash / A Political Forum / April 3,...	untitled (faces) Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has black ink printed on brown paper showing a stylized image of two faces, one seen from the front and the other from profile, with other, smaller faces forming some of the figures''...
Dealer McDope Game Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has red, black and green text handwritten in marker and crayon on yellowing paper reading "Special Sale / Dealer McDope / Game / Was $5.95 Now only $3.95".	Penalty for Possession of Marijuana (First Offense) Playboy 1971 Poster has black text and a central stylized image of a brown wooden baton with green marijuana leaves at the top printed on white paper. At the top is "Penalty For Possession Of Marijuana (Frist...
The Hemp Museum 1996 Multicolor poster has a stylized image of a man standing in a museum, looking through a hole in a pack of "B-Legit" rolling paper. At the bottom of the box is "The Hemp Museum / 14 Blunts". At the...	Grow Hemp for the War Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a stylized printed in red, brown, yellow and gray showing a sailor on an old-fashioned radio headset standing on a dock where a ship is tied up, with the vessel and its large guns...
Herbal Ecstacy Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has black printed edges with a central blue background with a butterfly, which appears to be formed from a thermal signature. A tthe top is "herbal / ecstacy" in white and at the bottom is...	Life Times Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a stylized image printed in gold color, green, blue and brown. At the top is a clock with a green pile of leaves and a ship wheel sitting on a platform above a waterfall. In the...
Liberation Day 1999 Poster has a green and black printed background with white unprinted edges. At the center is a marijuana leaf, with light orbs at the top left. Across the top of the poster is "liberation day /...	Oregon Marijuana Initiative Circa 1972 Poster has green text printed on a glossy black background. At the top is "Deadline / July 1". At the center is the shape of the state of Oregon, surrounded by marijuana leaves and...
Free Marijuana Users Circa 1972 Poster has gold and green text printed on blue paper reading "Help / Free / Marijuana / Users / From Unjust Laws // Sign The / Oregon Marijuana / Initiative Petition / 775-9250".	Dealer McDope Dealing Game Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a yellow printed background with boxes lining the edges like a board game, with text and images in each box. At the center is a the Dealer McDope Dealing Game marijuana and bird logo....