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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They Shall Beat their Swords 1969 This poster consists of alternating, slanted lines of blue and green with gold text in them. The text begins with "They Shall / Beath Their Swords / Into Ploughshares / And Their Spears / Into...	Peace Late 20th Early 21st Century This poster features an illustration of a nude woman with long, blonde hair visible from the waist up. There are plants and flowers twined around a yellow peace sign with two small women on it at...
Peace Loren Rehbock, artist, Orbit Graphic Arts, printer 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...	Peace 1970 This poster is made up or a white image of a face in a black background. "Peace" is across the figure''s mouth and there is a white dove to the left.
Stop War Late 20th Early 21st Century This poster titled "Stop War" includes a child''s drawing of a sun, a tree, and an animal. Text below reads "Dead Children Can''t Draw".	Leading Citizens Dummy Doggy Press, publisher Late 20th Early 21st Century This poster includes two cartoon images with two men in each. In the top cartoon, two fat men wear suits with dollar signs on them and top hats. They are both pointe towards the poster''s right...
End War Pat Ducey, photographer, Tea Lautrec Litho, printer 1971 This poster is a photograph of the words "End War" spelled with scrap wood sticking out of the ground along San Francisco Bay. There is a flag next to the "R" and Treasure Island is visible in the...	Medical Aid for Indochina Late 20th Early 21st Century This yellow poster features a brown illustration of a short-haired woman''s face surrounded by images of war and destruction. "Medical Aid for Indochina" is in brown at the bottom.
I want To Love It More Late 20th Early 21st Century This horizontally-oriented poster has a blue velvet border around the outer edge. There is a thinner red border just inside and the center of the poster is light blue. An American flag and an...	Untitled (Woman with hat and gun) circa 1970 This poster contains a red image of a woman wearing a conical, wide-brimmed hat and carrying a rifle over her shoulder. She is walking away and looking back over her shoulder. ...
Thank You Late 20th Early 21st Century This white poster features a white dove as well as a caduceus inside an orange circle. "C_m _n" is at the top of the circle in red. Red text above reads "Thank You" and continues with "Medical Aid...	Ho Chi Minh Late 20th Early 21st Century This poster features an illustration of a man with short hair and a long beard and moustache. "Ho Chi Minh" is above in large text. Text at the bottom of the poster reads "''The Vietnamese People...
Caution: Breathing May Be Hazardous to Your Health. 1975 This poster features a photograph of a person walked through a cloud of smoke or steam. The person wears a hat and carries a bag. "Caution: Breathing May Be / Hazardous to Your Health." is at the...	Untitled (men in lawn chairs with newspapers) Late 20th Early 21st Century This poster is made up of a photograph of two men sitting in lawn chairs on a lawn and reading newspapers. One man''s newspaper''s headline reads "Peace Certain / If No War" and the other reads"...
What War? What Now? Late 20th Early 21st Century This poster advertises a "Vietnam / Teach-In" on "March 20-24" at "U of M / Ann Arbor". Large, black text at the top of the page reads "What War? / What Now?" There is an image of interlocking "V...	Viet Nam Shall Win Glad Day Press, publisher 1971 This poster is made up of an illustration of an elderly man seated, reading a book, on a shoreline next to the silhouettes of bamboo plants. Blue water with reflections of the scenery surrounds...
We will not be Starved into War! 1981 This white poster features an illustration of a crowd of red heads with a red illustration of the Pentagon building in the background. Black text at the top of the poster reads "We will not be /...	all bananas are not created equal Late 20th Early 21st Century This poster features an image of a small boy missing one arm with a partially pealed Chiquita banana in the background. Text above reads "This page is dedicated / to the proposition / that all...
Viet Nam Shall Win Glad Day Press, publisher 1971 This poster is made up of an illustration of an elderly man seated, reading a book, on a shoreline next to the silhouettes of bamboo plants. Blue water with reflections of the scenery surrounds...	South Of Market Bare Chest Men 1986 Poster has a black printed background. Across the top is "South Of Market" with "1986" vertically at the left, all in red. Below the text are 12 color photos in four columns/three rows of muscular...
Love 1969 This poster has a black background and the word "Love" vertically down the center of the page. The "L" is very large and the other three letters are positioned inside of it. The "O" is a peace...	Thou Shalt Not Kill Late 20th Early 21st Century This long, horizontal poster has a blue border around the outer edge. In then center, large, red text reads "Thou Shalt Not Kill". "God" is in smaller, blue text in the bottom right corner.
San Francisco Bulldog Baths Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a large color photo showing a man in a white tank top, blue jeans, brown boots and a "Bulldog" hat sitting on the wheel well of a red fire truck. At the bottom left of the image is a...	Queer Films Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has black ink printed on thin white paper. At the center is a black background with white text and a central black and white image of two women kissing. Across the top is "CRE, MBLGA, QRC,...