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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untitled (bird statue) 1978 Poster has a black printed background with an image of a gold colored bird on a gold colored circle. At the toop right is foreign text in white, red and blue.	Die Gr_nen Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a green printed background with yellow and brown sunflowers at the top and center. At the bottom is "Die Gr_nen /
Nelson Mandela David King, designer Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has white unprinted edges enclosing multiple yellow, green, red and blue bloxes. In a red box at the center is "Nelson Mandela" in yellow with "A Poem / For" in yellow in a black box to the...	1975 1975 Poster has green printed edges. At the top is a black and white photo of women working in a field. Below the image is an inverted traingle of color - wavy green, pink, blue red and orange lines...
untitled (woman carrying a tree) Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has green printed edges. At the top is a black and white photo of a woman carrying a tree through a stretch of flat grasses. Below the image is an inverted traingle of color - wavy green,...	Die Gr_nen Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a background showing a green crowd with signs and a yellow sky. At the top of the poster is "Die Freiheit / Ist Immer / Die Freiheit Des / Andersdenkenden / Rosa Luxemburg" in red. At...
Premio Narrativa De Mujeres 1988 Top of poster reads "2 Premio / Narrativa / De Mujeres" in black. At the right center is a stylized image of a woman, with her hair forming an open book with text on it. At the bottom left is "Una...	untitled (man in beret and a calendar) 1994 Top of poster has a black and white photo of a man in a beret with a star on it smiling. Across the bottom of the poster are calendar months - six columns, two rows - in Spanish. The year 1994 is...
Bob Marley 1989 Poster has a black border and image of Bob Marley. At the top is "Taller Musical Del Caribe" in black and "Bob Marley" in alternating red and orange letters. At the bottom left is "9. festival /...	Wie sauber ist Hamburgs 1985 Poster has a background of red diagonal lines on white paper. At the top is "Wie sauber / ist / Hamburgs" in black. At the left center is "Veranstaltung" vertically in black and white with "...
_ vous de d_cider! 2004 Poster has a color background image showing a litte girl smiling as she is being spun around by an not pictured figure. Across the top is "Elections Europennes 2004" in white. At the center is a...	Die Grunen Late 20th Early 21st Century Top of poster has a color stylized image of a dirt road in a grassy field with a yellow sign with a warning symbol on it with German text at the bottom. Red and white tape across the road signals...
Concurso De Cartel 1992 Poster has white unprinted edges enclosing a blue and beige background with a deer at the bottom. At the top is "El Programa Cultural De Las Fronteras Del Consejo Nacional Para La Cultura Y Las...	Les Vertes Europeens 2004 Poster has a green background at the bottom and a close up image of a yellow flower as a background at the top. At the top left is "Elections europeennes du 13 juin 2004" in white. At the top...
Key Demands for the Climate Summit '95 in Berlin 1995 Poster background has German words printed in gray on white paper. At the top right of the poster is "Key Demands / for the / Climate Summit ''95 / in Berlin" in black. Below the title, across the...	Nairobi 85 1985 At the top of the poster is a stylized image of a woman''s profile in blue with an Arab Socialists Ba''ath Party flag (black,white, green, red) and an excerpt of a map showing counties involved in...
10 Years After Chernobyl Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has white unprinted edges enclosing a blue, yellow and green background. At the top is "10 Years After Chernobyl / ? Years Before..." in white and black in English and other languages. At...	Rain Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster shows an illustration of a valley with a rainbow in the sky. The rainbow has the words "Control Technology / Alternate Production Processes / Legislation/International Agreement /...
Water Means Life Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a central illustration of a waterfall in a forest. At the top of the poster is "Water Means / Life" in black. Down the left and right sides are illustrations showing activities and...	Untitled 1991 Poster has a color photo showing a dirt roading through a forest. The trees on the right side of the road have been completely destroyed by logging. Centered at the bottom is "Wilderness, no...
Nada Ni Nadie Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has an aged looking image of a man (Fidel Castro) in a green military uniform holding a gun and directing soldiers. Across the top of the poster is Una Arroba Mas / Por Hombre Cada Dia...	Sandino circa 1975 Poster has green unprinted edges enclosing a black background with a blue and green striped flag at the top. At the center of the poster is a stylized image of a man in boots and a cowboy-like...
For Peace Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster shows a pair of hands releasing a white dove, set on a blue background. At the top is "For Peace" in white in English and other languages along with "Rauhan / Puolesta" in red. At the...	untitled (detroyed city) 1975 Poster has a black printed background with black and white images and white text. At the top is a photo of a destroyed building with Japanese text at the top left. At the bottom left are two...