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.

View results as Grid View results as List Browse Full Collection Advanced Search

Piece 1971 Poster has a stylized color image of a pregnant female hippie with a flower in her hair holding a mini green peace symbol flag and looking confused. At the bottom of the poster is "Piece" in red...	Vietnam Veterans of America 1985 Poster has a black printed background. At the top is a stylized image of four helicopters flying with a city skyline lit up against the night sky in the background. Below the image is a round...
We Will Win Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has deep blue ink printed on discolored white paper. Across the top is an image of a man shouting with his gun raised toward the sky, repeated four times. At the bottom of the poster is "We...	Untitled Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster printed on white paper shows a stylized illustration of a U.S. Army soldier carrying a womded comrade through the grass as another soldier in green and a helmet holding a gun at the left...
We Will Win Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has black ink printed on yellowed paper. At the top is an image of a man shouting and holding up his gun toward the sky, repeated four times. At the bottom is "We Will Win". Poster verso...	untitled (owl and vulture) Earl Newman, artist 1967 Poster has a stylized illustration showing a black owl with blue eyes at the left and a black vulture wearing a red, white and blue stars and stripes helmet perched on a red rod. At the top left...
Never Again Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has black ink printed on white paper. At the top is "Never Again!" At the center is a photo of a mushroom cloud after a bomb was dropped. Below the image is "stop the war now!" Across the...	untitled (question mark) Personality Posters Mfg. Co. Inc. 1969 Poster has a central question mark resembling an American flag, with the dot at the bottom formed by the blue background with white stars and the rest formed by red and white stripes.
Henry Finds Peace in Paris 1972 Poster has black ink printed on white paper. Stylized image shows a naked man in glasses laying on a chaisse lounge and flashing a peace sign with his left hand while one woman beind him fondles...	untitled (star flag) Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has white unprinted edges enclosing a South Vietnamese flag - red at the top, blue at the bottom and a yellow star at the center.
Untitled (Hand peace sign) 1969 This poster is an American Flag-patterned hand making a peace sign with two fingers in the center of a white background.	Untitled (Ho Chi Minh) Orbit Graphic Arts, printer Late 20th Early 21st Century This poster is a black and white photograph of Ho Chi Minh as an elderly man with a moustache and beard.
Who Needs You 1969 This poster features an illustration of Uncle Sam with a child''s face. He is wearing a blue coat, red bowtie, and white top hat and is pointing at the viewer. "Who Needs You" is at the bottom in...	If you're good enough Late 20th Early 21st Century This black and white poster has an illustration of Uncle Sam in his coat, bowtie, and top hat pointing at the viewer from the center of the page. Text above and below read "If you''re good enough...
Vietnam Late 20th Early 21st Century This poster has a red background inside a white margin. Text in the center reads "this / vacation visit / beautiful / Vietnam". There is a yellow illustration of soldiers running through...	Killing to end War..... 1970 This white poster is made up of an illustration of swirling lines and designs with a man and woman embracing at the bottom. Blue text at the top and bottom of the page reads "Killing to end War
Vietnam 1966 This poster has a turquoise background inside a white margin. Text in the center reads "this / vacation visit / beautiful / Vietnam". There is a black illustration of soldiers running through...	Vietnam Late 20th Early 21st Century This poster has an orange background inside a white margin. Text in the center reads "this / vacation visit / beautiful / Vietnam". There is a black illustration of soldiers running through...
Cry Freedom Orbit Graphic Arts, printer 1967 This poster is made up of a collage of newspaper clippings against a black background. The clippings include text such as "The Saigon Post" and "Gunmen Attack US / Embassy In London". There is a...	Vietnam Late 20th Early 21st Century This poster is a satirical promotion for a film titled "Vietnam". There are images of soldiers, politicians, and civilians surrounding large text reading "Vietnam" in the center of the page. Text...
Fruit of Doom 1969 This white poster has a red border around the outside edge. Inside the border is an image of a hand grenade with a pineapple top on top of it and "Fruit of Doom" in red text on a white oval across...	War Late 20th Early 21st Century This poster is made up of an illustration of a pink boy wearing a black and white newspaper hat and black shorts. He is urinating blue liquid onto "War" which is below and in front of him in a...
Join The Navy Late 20th Early 21st Century This poster has a purple border with embellished top corners inside a white margin. Inside the border, black text at the top reads "Strike A Blow For Freedom". There are red and white stripes and...	No Late 20th Early 21st Century This poster has a light blue background inside white margins. There is an illustration of three airplanes flying across a small, gray and white image of earth and dropping streams of bombs on a...