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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Festival de Oposicion 1978 Poster has a blue printed background. At the top is "II Festival de Oposicion / Mexico DF / 12-14 de mayo de 1978" in white. At the bottom is a color image of a hand grasping a pink circle with a...	untitled (woman and child) Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a stylized, multicolor iamge of a woman tossing a child up in the air. The boy is holding three balloons with the letters "M.N.P." At the bottom right is white Cyrillic text. On the...
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...	Konzert fur Chile 1988 Poster printed on white paper with a stylized image of an ethereal figure playing the violin while floating above a coastal city. At the top is "Konzert fur Chile". At the right is a list of...
untitled (man and hammer/sickle logos) 1987 Right side of poster has a strip of red on white with yellow hammer, sickle and star logos. At the left is a stylized, multicolor image of a man in a suit standing in front of a tall building with...	Tbon 1987 Poster has an orange background. At the bottom are overlapping red stars with stylized images of industry - farming, science, construction, etc. At the top is red foreign text, with "Tbon" at the...
Partito Liberale Italiano Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has white edges enclosing an orange background with back text at the top reading "Partito Liberale Italiano / Donzelli". At the left is a white circle with a green, white and red Italian...	untitled (communism/socialism) Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a background of blue and purple rays. At the center is a waving red background with white foreign text. Over the content is a gold colored hammer and sickle.
Vota Comunista Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has white unprinted edges enclosing a blue background. At the top is "E'' / L''Ora / Dell''Unita''". At the center is a yellow circle with a red and yellow hammer and sickle flag over an...	Vota Partito Socialista Italiano Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a red background with white text reading "Vota / Partito Socialista Italiano". At the right center is a Partito Socialista Italiano sun, book, hammer and sickle logo.
Vota Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a blue background. At the top is "Per I Lavoratori / Al Comune" in white and a black and white aerial photo of a city. Below the image is "Per La Riscossa / Socialista". At the bottom...	Libertas 1964 Poster has white unprinted edges enclosing a blue background. At the top is a white shield with a red cross in it and "Libertas". At the bottom of the poster is "Tutti Uniti / Con La D.C."
Vota Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a yellow background with a gray stylized image of a building with a tall tower. To the left of the building is a "Vota" sign. Over the building is a red and black P.C.I. hammer, sickle...	Vota Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has black ink printed on white paper. At the top is "Vota". At the center is a circle with a seal, book, hammer and wheat image in it and the text "Pace / Lavoro / Liberta". Printed at the...
Una Scelta Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has red and black ink printed on white paper reading "Una Scelta / Per Una / SFIDA" with a Libertas shield/cross logo and a hammer sickle logo.	Nuzzo Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has blue ink printed on browning tissue-like paper. At the top left is a circle with a star in it with a crown in it. Text reads "P.D.I.U.M. / Domenica 15 Novembre / Alle Ore 11 / In Piazza...
untitled (man in robe walking up stairs) 1978 Multicolor poster has a stylized image of a man in a robe climbing the stairs, carrying a paper with Italian text on it.	A Sinstra Col PSIUP 1964 Poster has red and black ink printed on white paper. On the left side is "A Sinstra Col PSIUP". At the top is "Partito / Socialista / Italiano / Di Unta'' / Proletaria" with a PSIUP hammer and...
untitled (men standing below lamp post) 1978 Multicolor poster has a stylized image of two men standing below a lamp post with a "Keep Left" sign on it.	untitled (man sitting in restaurant) 1978 Multicolor poster has a stylized image of a man sitting at a table at a restaurant, with a French newspaper resting near the water pitchers.
A 50 Anni Dalla Liberazion 1995 Poster has two duplicate black and white photos of people running through a street. Between the two is "A 50 Anni Dalla Liberazione" in red. At the bottom is "1945-1995".	Venezia 1984 1984 Poster has a black printed background with a central, stylized, multicolor image of a figure with no torso, visible intestines, and snakes coming out of his mouth reaching his six arms up toward a...
Maternity Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a multicolor, stylized image of a human version of the Statue of Liberty, breastfeeding a baby from her Coca Cola can breasts as an American flag encircles the pair. At the top is "...	untitled (man with gun) 1978 Multicolor poster has a stylized image of a man in a hat and trenchcoat aim a gun toward the left, in front of a car. The building in the background has a "a Paris / 54.56.Rue De Provence" sign....