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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The Vietnam Project 1981 Poster has thin red borders printed on white paper enclosing a stylized image of a peace protester with his megaphone and a soldier with his gun sitting on stools next to one another watching a...	untitled (American flag graveyard) Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a neon image of a dead tree with pink drops coming from the branches in front of a yellow sun on a purple sky, rooted in an American flag with crosses on the crests of small hills with...
untitled (chained eagle) Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a neon image showing an eagle with outspread wings chained at the ankle. An orange hand at the bottom of the poster holds the chain. To the left is a plant stem and to the right is an...	Let's Win this War and Get the Hell Out Print Mint Late 20th Early 21st Century Top of poster has a photo of a man in hats and a boot. The image is flanked by American flags with ribbons and a wreath at the top. At the bottom of the poster is "''Let''s Win This War / And Get...
untitled (Uncle Sam) Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has white unprinted edges enclosing a black background with a stylized image of a man dressed like Uncle Sam in patriotic clothing. Instead of his finger pointing out at the audience, it is...	Good Morning Vietnam 1987 Poster has white unprinted edges enclosing a blue background. At the top is "Robin Williams / in 1965, military D.J. Adrian Cronauer was sent to Vietnam to build morale. / His strategy: keep ''em...
The War At Home 1980 Poster has a black printed background. At the top is "Academy Award Nominee / Best Documentary / it started / in Vietnam..." in white. At the center is "The War / At Home" in red. At the bottom is...	People's Peace Treaty Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has light green printed edges enclosing a black and white image of a female figure with a child on her back looking at tanks drive past. At the bottom of the poster is a line of green...
untitled (Vietnam) Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a stylized image showing the nation of Vietnam with images of war all around.	Coors Salutes Those Who Remember America 1984 Poster has a blue printed background enclosing a stylized collage image of war scenes from Vietnam with a service medal at the center. At the bottom of the poster is "[Coors logo] salutes those...
This War is an Atrocity Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has black ink printed on white paper. At the top left is a photograph of a soldier holding a gun. At the top right is "we are 1,366 active-duty servicemen. / we are opposed to the American...	The Battle of My Lai 1971 Poster has black text and a green image printed on white paper. At the top left is "See The Heroic U.S. Army / Do Battle With Ferocious / Old Men, Women And Children". Below the text is a stylized...
No More Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has white unprinted edges enclosing a black and white photo of a group of the elderly, women and children sitting along a block wall as a soldier holds up a gun. At the top right is "No...	Even If It's Our Last Moment 1968 Poster has black ink printed on yellow paper. At the top center is "Even If / It''s Our / Last / Moment / Let''s Run Out / Into The Sun". To the left and right of the text are the backs of two...
Stop the War Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has white unprinted edges with a black border enclosing a black and white photo of a human figure disfigured by war weapons. At the top is "stop the war!" and at the bottom left is the...	You Can't Jail The Revolution 1969 This poster features an image of a red human figure holding one fist up and leaning over. There is a jagged purple background behind. Purple and red text to the right reads "You Can'...
Assembly Of Men & Women In The Arts Concerned With Vietnam 1967 This posted includes a gray, orange, and yellow artwork in the top half of the page. The piece has two gray rectangles with a gray and orange shape above them. The bottom half of the poster is...	Stop The War Late 20th Early 21st Century This poster has a black border around the outside of a photograph of a child with bandages and a disfigured face alongside the words "Stop / The / War". A logo in the bottom right corner reads "...
You Can't Jail The Revolution Late 20th Early 21st Century This poster features an image of a red human figure holding one fist up and leaning over. There is a jagged purple background behind. Purple and red text to the right reads "You Can''t Jail / The...	Untitled (Statue of Liberty crying) 1970 This horizontally-oriented poster is made up of a drawing of the Statue of Liberty''s face with a tear in one eye. A man with a helmet and badge is beating a woman in the statue''s crown.
Peace Late 20th Early 21st Century This horizontally-oriented poster has green ferns against a brown background around a central oval filled with stars and flower designs. The designs in color (orange, green, yellow) spell out "...	And There Will Be No Nuclear... Late 20th Early 21st Century This horizontally-oriented poster features black text on a yellow background reading "And / There Will / be No / Nuclear
Will I have to go to war? 1969 This poster is a black and white photograph of a young boy with "Will I have to go to war?" printed above in black text.	peace Loren Rehbock, artist 1967 This poster is made up of an illustration of a nude woman with long, blonde hair. Her hair extends left to the letter "P" in "Peace", which is printed in blue across her chest. The "P" also...