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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It's all we have 1990 Poster background shows outer space, with the top and bottom edges starting in black and growing lighter toward the center, where a white and blue vapor hangs in the air. Also at the center is...	Pacific Whale Foundation 2001 Top of poster has a color photo of a humpback whale emerging from the water. Across the bottom of the poster is "Pacific Whale Foundation / Maui - Hawaii" in black and white.
Pacific Whale Foundation Late 20th Early 21st Century Top of poster has a color photo of a humpback whale emerging from the water. Across the top of the image are four additional color images showing whales swimming, the head of a whale, a whale...	Healing the Earth: Gaia Reborn 1989 Across the top of the poster is "Healing The Earth: Gaia Reborn / Bay Area Spring Equinox Celebration" in red. Below the text is a reproduced artwork showing two figures in bird masks at the left...
Visions of Dawn 1992 Top of poster has an oval image showing a whale swimming in a lagoon with dolphins, fish and an octopus, all near a sunken ship. Above the water, a dolphin jumps into a wave as the sen creates a...	Two Worlds of Whales Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has white unprinted edges enclosing a color image of whales swimming in the ocean with fish below and a yellow sky above. Below the image, at the bottom of the poster, is ''''two worlds of...
Our Future 1977 Top of poster reads "Our Future" followed by three paragraphs of a poem attributed to Morton Marcus, all in black. At the bottom of the poster are wavy blue lines, like churning water, with waves...	Untitled Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has thin white unprinted edges enclosing a black background. At the bottom are tinted images of male musicians singing and/or playing instruments over the flower border that extends across...
Earth Week Late 20th Early 21st Century Top of poster has black text reading "Earth Week. / April 16 through 22." Down the rest of the poster are two columns of black text listing a date with the places, times, subjects and speakers of...	Help Preserve Santa Cruz Island Late 20th Early 21st Century Top of poster has black text reading "help preserve / Santa Cruz Island" in black. At the center are five images - seal lions at the top left, a red fish at the top right, a bee on a yellow flower...
Untitled Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a black printed background with color photos of various fish, with their common names below in either red or green and their Latin names in white. Across the top of the poster is "...	African Wildlife Foundation 1985 Top of poster has a stylized image showing an adult black ape with a young ape on her back, leaning over a tree surrounded by green and red/pink plants with purple mountains in the background. The...
untitled (wolves) 1991 Poster has a color photo of a pack of wolves standing in the snow in front of a line of leafless tress.	Girl Power 2001 Poster has a black printed background at the center with a pink border with colorful lines, spirals, arrows, dots, blocks, etc. At the top of the black is "have you / got it?" in white. At the...
Million Woman March 1997 Poster has a black printed background. At the top is "Million Woman March / October 25, 1997 / Philadelphia, PA" in white. At the center is a reproduction of an image showing crowds of women at...	Hyaena Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has white unprinted edges enclosing a black and white photo of a woman on her hands and knees. At the top left is "Hyaena".
Cycles 1980 Poster has a yellow printed background. Centered at the top is "Cycles - a calendar for 1980" in red. Below the title is a calendar showing the cycles of the moon, with each month having its own...	Strangers in Paradise 1996 Top and bottom edges are printed blue, fading to a lighter shade closer to the center of the poster. At the top is "Strangers / In / Paradise". At the center is a stylized color image showing two...
Womens Resources Late 20th Early 21st Century rPoster has a black printed background. At the top is a stylized image of a city skyline, focusing on the bridge in the foreground. Below the skyline is an image of two naked women lounging on a...	untitled (figures standing at urinals) Poster Prints 1971 Poster has a color image of three figures - two men and a woman - standing in front of urinals as if peeing. The wall behind the figures has red and black writing showing support for women''s...
Women in the Material World 1996 Poster has a gray printed background. At the top of the poster are hundreds of small photos showing scenes of daily life for families all over the world. The images, together, form an image of a...	75 1995 Top of poster has "75" formed by images and signs relating to women''s rights. At the bottom left is "the Secretary of State, / the Connecticut Permanent / Commission on the Status of Women / and...
Noted Women 1988 Laminated poster has black and red ink, including a thin black border, printed on white paper. At the top is "noted women" in black follwoed by a list down the rest of the poster with a woman''s...	Celebrate Women's History 1992 Poster has blue text, black and white images and a blue border printed on white paper. At the top is "Celebrate Women''s History". The rest of the poster has three rows of stylized images showing...