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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Canada's First People Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has white unprinted edges and a blue printed border encosing a color map of pre-contact Canada, with images of North American Indians and their settlements and activities. The names of...	Untitled 1981 Poster has blue and orange ink printed on white paper. At the top is "Native American arts, / sculpture & crafts / Exposition" in orange followed by a blue circle with feathers hanging from...
Eskimo Print Show 1975 Poster has gray ink printed on white paper. At the top is "cape dorset 1975 / eskimo print show / november 16-22". At the center are three images, stacked vertically, showing stylized animals. At...	Indian Art - Navajo Weaving Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster printed on white peper. Centered at the top is "Indian Art - Navajo Weaving / The Conquest Of Indian America" with types of Navajo weaving listed at the left and right, all in black. Some...
International Powwow 1997 Laminated poster has a light blue background at the top and pink at the bottom, with a blue and pink unidentifiable symbol on the bottom. At the top left and right are pink stylized bear paw...	Gateway to Indian America Charles W. Chapman, artist 1989 Top of poster has a color stylized image of a North American Indian man in a wolf skin kneeling in front of a fire in a forest and conjuring a ghostlike-like wolf, appearing behind the man. At the...
We Are All Children of Mother Earth 1990 Poster has a red/brown printed background. At the top is a blue shape of what appears to be four feathers tied together. In the feathers is a black and white image of a young woman posing with an...	Alaska Natives - Be Counted 1990 Poster has a black printed background. At the top is "Four Our Future / Alaska Natives - Be Counted / answer the census" in white and beige. At the bottom of the poster is what appears to be a...
Raven 1983 Poster printed on white paper. At the top is a stylized image of a black, red and white raven in a North American Indian design. At the bottom of the poster is "Raven" followed by a paragraph of...	Indian Artists 1977 Poster printed on white paper. At the top is a red background with a stylized color image of a standing male figure at three-quarter view. The man is wearing traditional North American Indian...
The Peyote Road 1993 Poster has a blue printed background. At the top right is "The / Peyote / Road / ancient / religion in / contemporary / crisis" in red. At the top left is an old photo of a North...	47th Annual Navajo Nation Fair Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has beige printed edges enclosing a stylized color image of a group of North American Indians riding horses in front of red mountains. At the bottom of the poster is "47th annual Navajo...
19th Annual Fair Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has white unprinted edges enclosing a blue background with black text and a central black and white illustration of two figures on horses hunting antelope. Below the image, at the bottom of...	Yuquot 1978 Poster has a black printed background. At the top is a stylized mint green face with red and blue triangles around the edges. Below the face is "Yuquot" in white. Down the left side is "4000 years...
Visions of the Earth 1984 Poster has a black printed background. Centered at the top is "Kevin Red Star" in white followed by a stylized image of a North American Indian female riding a horse on green grass with beige and...	1983 1983 Poster printed on white paper. At the top is a stylized color image of the face of a man in a hood lined with fur, with the back of his head abutting the profile of another figure with glasses....
American Indian Center La Raza Silkscreen Center 1978 Centered at the top of the poster is "American Indian School / San Francisco" in blue followed by a blue pipe with a circle at the center. The circle is divided into four equal sections - blue,...	Buffalo Sky Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster printed on white paper. At the top is a color image of a blue, yellow and red cloudy sky over red and black mountains. In the sky is an image of a standing buffalo. To the bottom left of...
Canada Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a brown printed background. At the top is a color image of a three-quarter view of a North American Indian man in traditional clothing including a buffalo headpiece, feathers, bone/bead...	Columbus? 1992 Poster printed on white paper and shows a crude black and white illustration of a human figure with a thought bubble with "Columbus?" in black and red above his head. The bottom edge of the poster...
A Vision for Tomorrow 1993 Poster printed on white paper. At the center is a stylized color image of North American Indian designs in a pyramid, crescent, and other geometric designs. At the top right is a bear and at the...	American Indians 1952 Poster has white unprinted edges with a red border enclosing a beige background with a central map of America in black. Tribe names are printed on the map in the tribes'' known regions, along with...
Nookee La-ka-dai 1984 Poster has white unprinted edges. At the top is a stylized image of a North American Indian figure tangled in an American flag rope. The figure holds a sharp obsidian point in her right hand to...	Native American Heritage Month 1998 Poster printed on white paper. Centered at the top is "Native American Heritage Month / November" in blue followed by a stylized color image of the sun setting on a green park, with stars and two...