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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untitled (street festival) Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a mutlicolor, stylized image of a street festival, with people carrying signs with Greek text on them.	Soviet Socio-Economic Literature Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a silver/gray background with an image of a statue showing a male and female standing on top of books, with one holding up a hammer and the other a sickle. At the top right is "Soviet...
Anthrax Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster printed on white paper. At the top is a stylized image of figures bowing their heads, with a man at the center pulling off his hat and glowing yellow. At the top of the image is "Anthrax"...	CLADEM 1999 Poster has a blue printed background with stylized purple images of featureless figures. At the top is a CLADEM logo and name (Comite Latino Americano e do Caribe para a Defesa dos Direitos da...
MNP Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster printed on white paper with a stylized, multicolor image of three children laughing together and holding balloons, with the text "MNP" at the top.	I Miedzynarodowy Salon Plakatu 1986 Poster printed on white paper with a stylized, multicolor image of a man with a paint brush on his face. At the top left is "I Miedzynarodowy / Salon / Plakatu / Paryz 1986" in black. At the...
Political Status for Irish Prisoners of War Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster printed on white paper. At the top is a red tinted image of a protest with black text voer the top reading "Political Status / For Irish / Prisoners Of War". At the bottom is a large, black...	Long Live the Great Unity of the Working People of the World! Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a red printed background with a mutlicolor, stylized image of the profile view of five people. At the left is yellow Asian text and "Long Live the Great Unity of the Working People of...
Peace 1988 Poster has a blue background with a stylized, multicolor image of human figures standing on a yellow circle, with a rainbow extending to the top right. Foreign and English text surround the...	Galeria Plakatu Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a stylized blue tinted image of a naked male figure, with a portion of his torso, head, and left arm covered in red with small images in it, as if being torn away. At the bottom right...
Alternativa Bolivariana Para Am_rica (ALBA) Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a multicolor, stylized image of a figure holding a torch, lighting the black background so "Alternativa Bolivariana Para Am_rica" can be seen spiraling in white on a green and yellow...	untitled (Vladimir Lenin) 1989 Poster has a pink/red background with a central black illustration of Vladimir Lenin''s face. At the top left is white Cyrillic text.
UNESCO 1982 1982 Poster printed on white paper. At the top is a stylized image of a statue of a topless woman with no arms emerging from a yellow banana peel. At the bottom of the poster is "UNESCO 1982 - culture...	Un non D'Espoir Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has an orange printed background with yellow and orange stylized images at the top left and bottom. At the top is a blue box with "Un / Non / D''Espoir" in white. Above and below the box is...
untitled (solidarity) 1982 Poster has a multicolor, stylized image of a red, pink, and green landscape beneath a blue and white sky. At the top center is a white circle with red text and a red and white flag.	Ungdomshus Nu Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has black edgse enclosing a collage of black and white photos of soldiers and law enforcement. Imposed over the bottom of the collage is an orange, black and white stylized image of people...
Our Heritage Magazine 1990 Poster has a black printed background. At the center is a stylized, multicolor image of butterflies and other insects. Centered at the top is unidentifiable red text and "Our Heritage Magazine" in...	Che Victor Manuel Navarrete Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a red printed background. At the top are stylized black and white images of Che Guevara on purple backgrounds organized in a 3x3 grid. At the bottom of the poster is "!Hasta La...
untitled (Cyrillic text) 1980 Poster has a red background with white unprinted edges. At the top is red and white Cyrillic text. At the bottom is the bow of a ship. Poster is the second half of the Vladimir Lenin poster - 2010...	untitled (hand holding paper) 1980 Poster has a red background printed on white paper with a stylized image of a hand holding a newspaper at the left. Poster is the third panel of a poster of Vladimir Lenin and includes 2010.54....
untitled (Vladimir Lenin) Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster printed on white paper with a red star on a red background with red Cyrillic text at the top left. At the center is a stylized color image of Vladimir Lenin.	1917/1967 1967 Poster has a purple background with "1917 / 1967" in red and white. On the bottom of each line are stylized images of soldiers marching.
untitled (children playing with blocks) 1975 Poster printed on white paper. At the top left is a stylized red image of a stern looking man with a star, hammer and sickle logo on his forehead. Below the man is a red background with a stylized...	untitled (timeline) 1988 Poster printed on white paper. Across the top is red Cyrillic text. The rest of the poster is divided into a timeline spanning from 1928 to 1968, with images of medals and seals, all with Cyrillic...