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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Come Explore Our Forests Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a green printed background with a red and black border all around. At the top is "Come Explore Our Forests." in black. At the center is an illustrated map of the state of Washington,...	Rare Serpentine Plants of the Siskiyous 1994 Top of poster has a color illustration of a hillside with assorted plants growing among rocks. Associated with each plant is a white box with black text listing the common and Latin names along...
California Wildflower Show Robert Laird Brown, designer 1993 Across the top of the poster is "California" in blue, with "Wildflower Show" vertically in black in a blue bar down the right side of the poster. At the left is a color illustration of a blue...	California Wildflower Show Robert Laird Brown, designer 1993 Across the top of the poster is "California" in green, with "Wildflower Show" vertically in black in a yellow bar down the right side of the poster. At the left is a color illustration of a yellow...
Save Our Species Environmental Protection Agency 1994 Poster has color illustrations of plants and animals, with their names in blue and text describing each image in black. At the center near the top is "Save / Our / Species / EPA" in blue and green...	Earth Week Late 20th Early 21st Century Top of poster has "Earth Week. / April 16 to 22." in black. At the bottom is a circle with a white and gray wave horizontally through the center. Above the wave is a yellow sun in a red sky and...
Earth Week Martin Carey, artist 1970 Top of poster has a stylized image showing a white cloud with a white hand reachoung out at the right raining down yellow, red, blue and green fish down into blue and green waves. At the bottom of...	In Defense of Animals Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has green and purple ink printed on marbled off-white paper. At the top is "In Defense Of Animals" in green followed by a bar, green on the left and purple on the right, with white animals...
Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom Late 20th Early 21st Century Top of poster has a color map of the world with "Mutual of Omaha''s Wild Kingdom / takes you all around the world for exciting wildlife adventures" in white. At the bottom are five columns fo...	Fashion Shouldn't Cost an Arm and a Leg Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a black printed background with a black and white image of a raccoon peeking over a ledge at the bottom. At the top is "fashion / shouldn''t / cost / an arm / and a leg." in white and...
Boycott Procter & Gamble Late 20th Early 21st Century Top of poster has a red bar with "keep the blood of 400,000 / innocent animals off your hands." in white. At the center is a grayscale image of household and personal products that Procter &...	Ban Cruel Traps for Fur Late 20th Early 21st Century Top of poster has a black bar with "California" in white and a gray bar with "Voters" in black. At the top right is a black circle with "Sign / Here" in white. Down the left is a gray bar with "...
Ban Cruel Traps for Fur Late 20th Early 21st Century Top of poster has a black bar with "California" in white and a gray bar with "Voters" in black. At the top right is a black circle with "Sign / Here" in white. Down the left is a gray bar with "...	Vivisection Late 20th Early 21st Century Top of poster has "Vivisection" in red followed by a color photo of a small primate with screws and a headpiece attached to his shaved head. Below the image is "Science Gone Mad." in red. Centered...
Hidden Victims of War Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has white unprinted edges enclosing a green background with a gray/green image of two animals in restraints. At the top is "Hidden Victims" in white and "Of War" in orange. At the bottom is...	World Laboratory Animal Liberation Week 1990 Down the right side of the poster is a vertical red bar with a black and white image of a primate screaming at the top. Down the left side is a vertical black bar. At the top left is "World /...
Salmon Chanted Evening 1986 Poster has a blue printed background. At the top is a reproduced artwork showing a stylized river in the mountains with various sepcies of salmon migrating up the river to spawn. At the bottom...	Bio Map 2001 Poster has light green printed edges. At the top left is a yellow box with "Bio Map" in red. Centered at the top is "Guidling Land Conservation For / Biodiversity In Massachusetts" in green....
Quilt 1987 Poster has a light brown printed background. At the top is a photo of a quilt with images of marine mammals, such as whales, dolphins and sea lions. At the bottom of the poster is "California...	Salmon: Reaching Home Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a color photo of three Pacific salmon in the water. Across the top is "Salmon" in gray with "Reaching Home" over the top in white and "Pacific Salmon, Pacific People" below in white. At...
Monk Seal 1982 Poster has a beige printed background. At the top is a stylized image of a seal resting his chin on the frame of the image, with a bird peeking from behind tall green grasses in the background as...	Primate Reserve Dan Gilbert, design 1999 Poster has a black printed background with dark gray tribal desings. At the top is "Primate Reserve" in green. At the center are four stylized images of animal heads - lemur, orangutan, gorilla...
Quilt 1983 Poster has a light brown printed background. At the top is a color photo of a quilt with images of marine mammals like whales, sea lions and dolphins. At the bottom of the poster is the word "...	Life in Hollow Log 1978 Poster has a color image of various woodland animals roaming about the forest, including birds, insects and rodents. Across the bottom of the poster are the names of the animals pictured, printed...