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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Wanted Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has black ink printed on white paper. At the top is "Wanted / for / wrongs against / LAPD / narcotics officers / $500,000 Damages / from". At the center are two headshots of men with their...	Proclaim Liberty 1972 Poster printed on browned paper. At the center is a marijuana plant growing in the Liberty Bell. Over the plant is "proclaim liberty / throughout the / land, unto all the / inhabitants thereof. /...
Summer in the 60s Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster printed on white paper with black specks concentrated at the top and bottom. At the top is "Hottown / Summer in the" in white, with flames over the word "summer". At the center is "60s" in...	Medical Marijuana Week 2005 2005 Poster has a stylized color background image of a naked woman playing a harp on the beach with her back to a tree beneath a blue, red and yellow sky. Centered at the top is "American for Safe...
Music that Matters 2005 Poster has a yellow printed background. At the top is "Music That Matters / A Benefit For Dr. Stephen Banister''s Legal Defense" in black. Below the text is a circular stylized color image of a...	Get Your Medical Recommendation Today! Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster printed on white paper. At the top are color photos showing a woman wearing only underwear walking through tall pot plants, watering them and posing with them as well as images of people...
Dance Concert Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster is multicolored with an stylized image of a man and woman dancing on a balcony with an audience in the background. The poster is for a medical marijuana benefit concert. The date, time, and...	Dark Star Orchestra Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster is for a medical marijuana benefit concert. Poster is pink and purple with the figure of a woman in the center of a cosmic landscape. The date, time, and locatio of the show are on the left...
Fact Or Fiction Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster is for a medical marijuana benefit concert. Poster is pink and purple with the figure of a woman in the center holding up a large spherical object. The names of performers at the concert...	Seattle Hempfest 99 Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster is multicolored with a white and red border. Poster is for the 1999 Seattle Hempfest. The festival includes performances and speakers, and lists its sponsors on the bottom of the poster. A...
Santa Cruz Industrial Hemp Expo Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster is for the Santa Cruz Industrial Hemp Expo in March of 1999. The poster has an image of three women in various uniforms and one man in a chef uniform. The posters has the date, time, and...	The 5th Annual Medical Marijuana Benefit Concert Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster is for the 5th Annual Medical Marijuana Benefit Concert iin 2003 n Brickell, Florida. The poster has a black background with a medical staff and hemp plant in the center of the poster....
Medical Marijuana: Just What The Doctor Ordered Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster is of a stylized female nurse holding a plastic bag and standing next to a table and a scale with a sack placed on the scale. Next to the nurse''s head is a "menu" with various names of...	Eddy's Medical Garden Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster is a photo of a field of plants. A logo for Eddy''s Medical Gardens along with website address is on the right side of poster. A picture of a man and dog is in the bottom left corner.
Sign the Medical Use Petition Here! Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster is yellow with black text. The text is a call for volunteers needed to help collect voter signatures in San Francisco and Santa Monica, CA. There is an image of a medical cross with a hemp...	Vote Yes On R Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster is green and white with black boarders. The poster reads "Vote Yes/ on R/ Protection Patients/ Access to/ Medical Cannabis."
Medical Marijuana Show And Hemp Festival Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster is for the Medical Marijuana Show and Hemp Festival in San Francisco 1996. Poster has a medical cross with a hemp plant and heart in the middle. The hours and location of the festival are...	Day Of The Green Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster is a stylized image of two women behind bars. Speech bubbles next to each woman indicate that one is suprised that the other was imprisioned for "5 years" because the other one "couldn''t...
Sign the Petition 1980 Poster has blue text and a central stylized green marijuana leaf printed on white paper. At the top is "sign the petition". Below the leaf is "cmi California / Marijuana / Initiative / ''80 /...	Hemp Fest 2001 Poster has black ink printed on white paper. At the left is a stylized illustration of a female wearing marijuana leaf/cross earrings and holding a small budding plant. At the top left is "11th...
Liberation Day 1999 Poster has a black and green printed background. At the top is "liberation day / Saturday, May 1 1999" in green nd white. Down the right side is a list of cities in white. At the center is a...	Zero Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has black and red ink printed on white paper. At the top is "From SF / Here Goes Nothin'' Record Release Party / Zero" with the "o" in "zero" formed by a large red circle with an aircraft...
Hemp Expo Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has black ink printed on white paper. At the top are marijuana leaves and a state of Oregon seal followed by the text "Hemp Expo" and the dates/times, location, cost, goods, and musical...	Hemp Hemp Hooray! Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster printed on white paper. Across the top is "hemp. hemp. hooray!" in black. Below the text at the top center is a stylized image of a sun over rigid red mountains with a marijuana leaf...