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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IGRA Rodeo 1992 Poster has beige printed edges enclosing a white background. At the top left is a gray star with a white circle at the center with a red shaded profile of a figure on a bucking horse. Iver the...	The Homoerotic Photograph Late 20th Early 21st Century Top of poster has a black and white photo showing a man in a white tank top posing suggestively. Across the bottom of the poster is "Male Images From Durieu/Delacroix To Mapplethorpe" in gray, "...
untitled (naked men) Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has black ink printed on white paper showing an illustration of two naked men lounging with octogonal masks over their eyes. The men have long fingernails. The man at the fore is holding...	Save Your Job Bill Paul, Graphic Communications International Union Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has black ink printed on white paper. Text, starting at the top, reads "Save Your / Job / Stop / LaRouche". Centered on the bottom edge is "SF CAN: San Francisco Community AIDS Network /...
Dakotah Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has black ink printed on white paper. At the top is a photo of a woman in lacey undergarments and thigh-high stockings being grabbed all over by at least four hands. Below the image is "at...	Dakotah Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has black ink printed on white paper. At the top is a photo of figures sitting in a line with their legs over one another. All of the figures wear small bottoms and unzipped leather jackets...
Maud's Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has white unprinted edges colored over with red marker enclosing a black and white background image of the side of a building. The sign on the side of the building reading "Maud''s" has...	Galas 1980 Poster has brown ink printed on black paper. At the top is "Great American Lesbian Art Show / Galas". At the center is a stylized image of a female figure with wings running. Figure is in the...
The Black Party 2002 Poster background is a black and white photo of a man with a bag over his head chained in just his underwear and socks. His penis protrudes from his briefs. Down the left is a purple background...	Marilyn: A Tribute 1982 Top of poster shows a gray and white image of Marilyn Monroe with her hair and eyeshadow in yellow and red on her lips. At the top of the poster, over Monroe''s forehead, is "Marilyn / A Tribute"...
No Internment Bill Paul, Graphic Communications International Union Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has black ink printed on white paper. Text reads "No / Internment / Stop LaRouche". Centered on the bottom edge is "SF CAN: San Francisco Community AIDS Network / 660 Market Street, San...	The White Party 2002 Poster has white unprinted edges enclosing a woodgrained background with a circular illustration at the top showing two sailors sitting in front of a portal, one with an image of a woman on his...
Halloween 1994 Poster has a black printed background. Across the top is "The Sauint At Large / Presents" followed by a reproduction of an artwork showing two men with tanks on their backs kissing in front of a...	The White Party 1997 Across the top of the poster is "The Saint at Large Presents" in gray followed by an abstract purple, pink and yellow image. At the bottom left is "The / White / Party /Saturday, February 15th,...
Black Party 1998 Poster has a black printed background with white text. Centered on the top edge is "The Saint at Large presents" followed by a blurred ''video'' image of an orgy, with a time stamp in the top...	New Years Eve 1991 Poster has a background black and white photo of a man in a tuxedo pulling a naked man with a hat over his genitals closer. Across the top is "The Saint At Large / presents / New Year''s Eve /...
The White Party 1993 Poster has a background with a light purple graphic printed on white paper. At the top is "The Saint At Large / Presents" in black and "The White Party" in red followed by a reproduction of an...	Halloween 1992 Poster has a black printed background. At the top is "The Saint At Large / Presents" in blue and "Halloween" in red followed by a stylized image of three men in S&M accessories. At the bottom...
The White Party 1991 Poster has a gray background with a line of shirtless men in short white shorts along the top. At the bottom is "The Saint At Large / presents / The / White / Party / Sunday, February 17, 1991 /...	Halloween 1991 Poster has a stylized background image of a shirtless male body holding a green head foaming at the mouth. At the top center is a crown of thorns followed by "The Saint At Large / presents" in...
The White Party 1992 Poster has white unprinted edges and black ink. At the top is an illustration of men bathing in a make-shift pool on a ship, being sprayed with a hose. The man in the fore grabs for floating ivory...	Halloween 1990 Poster shows a color image of a male figure tinted green holding open his unzipped leather jacket to reveal his bare chest. The man has vampire fangs and stands in front of a yellow moon with bats...
New Year's Eve 1990 Poster has two black and white photos of men before and after a New Year''s Eve party - the before at the top and after at the bottom. Between the two photos is "The Saint At Large / Presents /...	Harvey Milk Memorial Mural SOMAR Serigraphics, printer, Tea Lautrec Litho, printer 1988 Poster has a photo of a mural showing artists at the left, a basketball player and acrobat at the center, colorful flowers at the top right and a man riding a clown white a dog looks on at the...