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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Women's performing Arts Festival 1979 This poster is printed on tan, textured paper. There is an orange and yellow circle in the middle of the poster with large, blue text inside readsing "Women''s / Performing / Arts / Festival"....	Masquerade Ball 1979 This poster features an illustration of a woman in a fringed, floral wrap with a moon behind her and a blue background. Blue and yellow text above her reads "Marco St. James San francisco /...
The Dinner Party 1980 This poster has a black background adna white, yellow and gray illustration of a table place setting in the bottom half of the page. Very large, yellow text at the top of the page reads "The...	Sisters in Crime 1991 This horizontally-oriented poster has a black background with a red map of the United States in the center. There are ovals containing text and small pictures related to crime novels arranged...
The American Voice Late 20th Early 21st Century This poster has a wide, white margin around a blue and red illustration of a woman sitting on a stool. She is naked except for a shawl draped over her shoulders and she is holding a paper with "...	The Dinner Party 1979 Poster has a black printed background. At the top is "The / Dinner Party" in pale yellow, "a symbol of our heritage" in red and "Judy Chicago" in pale yellow. At the center is a circle with a red...
Cris Williamson 1980 Poster has color background showing a figure with long hair wearing a yellow sweatshirt and red bandana surveying the mountains in a desert. At the top right is black text reading, "Olivia Records...	The Dinner Party 1980 Poster has a black printed background. At the top left is "The / Dinner Party / an exhibition conceived by Judy Chicago and executed by her / in cooperation with a working community of women and...
Judy Chicago 1985 Top of poster has a reproduction of an artwork showing a purple floating figure feeding a kneeling figure at the bottom right from tubes coming from the floating figure''s breasts. Beside the...	Woman: From Nostalgia to Now 1967 Top of poster has "Opening Exhibition" in blue. At the center is a reproduction of an abstract piece of art showing a woman''s body with "Marilyn" to the left and "Was Here" to the right. Arched...
Changing Woman 1989 Top of poster has a stylized image of a figure''s face, made by combining Native imagery. At the bottom of the poster is "Changing Woman / the life and art of Helen Hardin / A Book By Jay Scott...	Women: Ode to Artemis 1973 Poster has a central brown and white iamge showing a female in old-fashioned clothing with her hand on her hip. At the right is "Women / "Ode To Artemis" / A Feminist Television Series / Wednesday...
Woman to Woman 1987 Poster has a black printed background. At the top is a color photo of two woman sitting together on a rock wall beneath a clear blue sky. Below the image, at the bottom of the poster, is "woman to...	Chicago Women's Writer's Conference 1980 Poster has white unprinted edges enclosing a blue background. At the center is a flower-like graphic with the four ''petals'' having female gender symbols. Around the petals, organized in a cross...
Somos Hermanas 1985 Poster has white unprinted edges enclosing a brown background with a diagonal pink area at the center. In the pink, two stylized figures hug. At the top left is "International Women''s Day 1985"...	World Women's Conference 1985 Poster has whtie unprinted edges enclosing a yellow background with a stylized color image of an African woman carrying a white bowl on her head filled with black and white images of human figures...
Young Feminists Mobilizing Inkworks Press Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has white unprinted edges enclosing a purple background with white text and images. At the top left is a line of figures holding signs followed by "Young / Feminists / Mobilizing" at the...	Sarah Doyle Center Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a beige printed background. At the top is "Sarah Doyle Center / 1975-1985" in black. At the center is a color photo fo a woman standing next to what appears to be a small aircraft as...
Women Under Capitalism Must Organize 1975 Poster has a central stylized image with a pink background and orange figures hanging posters reading "Women Under Capitalism Must Organize".	untitled (woman at a microphone) 1975 Poster has an orange image of a woman at the left standing at a microphone with a piece of paper while people in the background at the right hold a sign (partically visible) reading "Berkel / Oak...
untitled (women working at a machine) 1975 Poster has a central stylized image with a black background and orange female figures working at a machine.	2 Out of 3 Adults in Poverty are Women Sandy Chelnov 1983 Poster has white unprinted edges enclosing a black background with white text. Starting at the top, the text reads, "2 out of 3 / adults in poverty / are women. / what if / we were all / to go /...
untitled (lipstick and bloody nose) Women's Graphics Collective Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has white unprinted edges enclosing a central, stylized image. At the left, the profile of a white face on a yellow background applies red lipstick. At the right, a figure with a yellow...	Stop the Torture of Political Prisoners & POW's! Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has white unprinted edges enclosing a black background with white text and images. At the top is "Shut Down The Women''s / Control Unit At Lexington!" At the center is a stylized image of a...