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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Sea Lion Pomegranate Publications Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster printed on white paper. At the top is a color image of a wet sea lion on a beach. At the bottom is "Sea Lion / Environmental Defense Fund" in black and gray. Centered at the bottom is black...	Dolphins Pomegranate Publications Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster printed on white paper. At the top is a color image of dolphins swimming just below the surface of the water. At the bottom is "Dolphins / Environmental Defense Fund" in black and gray....
untitled (sea otter) 1979 Poster has a color photo of a sea otter floating above the water.	untitled (flowery meadow) Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a yellow printed background. At the top is a color photo of a meadow with orange and yellow flowers. Below the image is "I''ve seen! now the earth revolves, / but the experience remains...
untitled (white seal) 1979 #VALUE!	untitled (meadow of flowers) Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a light brown printed background. At the top is a color photo of bring pink and orange flowers on a green meadow. At the bottom left of the poster is "cover my earth mother / four times...
When We're Gone... Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a red printed background. At the center is a text box with "when we''re gone... / we''re gone." in white and information on the Illinois Rare Plant Task Force in yellow. Surrounding the...	Native Grasses of California 2000 Poster has white unprinted edges and a green printed border enclosing color illustrations of various grasses, each with their common and Latin names and the areas of California in which they are...
Wild Alphabet 1987 Poster printed on white paper. At the top is the American alphabet in four rows: a-f, g-m, n-t, u-z. To the bottom right of each letter is a color illustration of an animal that begins with that...	Marine Mammals of the Gulf of Farallones Bill Prochnow, designer, Pieter Arend Folkens, artist Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a blue printed background. Across the top, through two narrow sections of white text, is "Marine Mammals of the Gulf of the Farallones" in white followed by two columns fo white text...
Marine Mammals Of The Gulf Of The Farallones U.S. Government Printing Office Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a blue border. The poster depicts drawings of sea mammals, their size compared to a human figure, and decriptions of the animals. The poster shoes a map of the Farallone Islands as well...	In Wildness Is The Preservation Of The World Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a blue border. A photo of a wolf in the snow is in the middle of the poster. The bottom right edge of the poster reads "ANL510 Litho in U.S.A."
The Heart of the Forest Late 20th Early 21st Century The poster has a white background and border that surrounds a stylized photo of and owl landing on a tree in a forest. The tree is a celestial image of the earth inside the tree''s trunk. The...	RAINFORESTS Peter Schultz Printing Services Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster is on a light peach background. The poster depicts four different rainforests: Neotropical, African, Northwest Coast, and Southeast Asian. Each stylized image of a rainforest is accopmanied...
Our Rainforests: A Fragile Balance Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has white border with image of animals in a rainforest in the middle. There is a leopard in the foreground surrounded by birds, insects, and other animals. The bottom of the poster reads "...	Open Country and Wetland Birds of Hawaii Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a brown border. The central image is of birds next to a description of each bird. The birds are mostly brown, black, and white and are sitting in one rocks, flying, or standing in water...
Forest Birds of Hawaii Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a grey border. The central image is of colorful birds next to a description of each bird. The birds are mostly red and yellow and are sitting in trees or plants. The logos for Hawaii...	Great Compassion Makes A Peaceful Earth Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a green border. The poster depicts a stylized seated Buddha figure surrounded by animals and plants. The poster is green and white. Along the bottom edge the poster reads "Great...
Mother Earth Chantelle Publishing Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has green border and shows a stylized scene of a young woman surrounded by animals, trees, and flowers. The woman is standing in water and behind her is the celestial scene containing stars...	Sierra Club: Wildlife Series Mark Newman, San Rafael Graphics, Tom Stack Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster is mostly black with a small white border. In the bottom center of the poster is a bison standing in the foreground illuminated from behind, casting an orange glow around the animal.
There Is More Than One Way To Get Caribou Across The Alaska Pipeline Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster is white with two photos and text. The first photo at the top of the poster shows caribou carcasses raised on fork lifts and the second photo at the bottom of the poster shows caribou...	Tomorrow Begins Today Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has an hourglass in the middle on a white background and a schedule of events on the right side with a yellow background. The hourglass shows the year 1970 at the top with the earth in the...
Earth Day 1993 Concerts For The Environment AdLib, Schweikart Design Studio Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a green floral patterned border on a white background. In the middle of the poster is an image of five birds in a tree with the tree''s base as a guitar. The poster is for an Earth Day...	Habitat Is How People Live Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a blue and green background with a house in the foreground. On the front of the house are four multi-colored sqaures. On the right ride of the house are window shapes placed in a grid...