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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1959 1969 Decimo aniversario del triunfo de la rebelion cubana 1969 This poster includes an image of the red, white, and blue Cuban flag across the top of the page. Below is a group of multi-colored people holding rifles above their heads. Yellow text in the top...	United Nations peace-Keeping 1992 This poster includes a blue and white image of the earth at the bottom of the page. Above is a list of "United Nations / Peace-Keeping" missions. There are photographs of soldiers and civilian...
UCPS 1995 This poster, printed on thick paper, has a background that fades from magenta at the top to light orange at the bottom. There is an orange image of a globe with leaves on either side filling the...	Praise of Learning Poster-Film Collective (UK) Circa 1974 This poster includes a column of images of men and women studying together in the left third of the poster. To the right, the background is green and there is an image of a man''s face...
Hoy Como Ayer 1984 Poster has a black printed background. At the top is an image of a statue head and at the bottom is a photo fo a woman with a red headdress and white necklace. At the center of the poster is "Hoy...	Wherever There Is Oppression There Is Resistance Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has black ink printed on blue paper. At the top is a map of Asia with Asian text on it along with photos of feudal exploitation, Japanese invasion, missionaries, Boxer Rebellion and pasant...
What color are you? 2001 Poster has a black background. At the top is "what color / are you?" in white. Down the poster are six photos (three rowns/two columns) showing faces of people tinted in different, unnatural...	Zimbabwe Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a red printed background with a green and yellow illustration of two figures walking in tall grasses with guns over their backs. Across the top of the poster is "Zimbabwe" in black.
Guatemala 1982 Poster has a black printed background with a red image showing guns being held up in the air. Across the top is "Guatemala" five times in yellow. At the center is "Un Pueblo / En Armas / Del 15 Al...	Conferencia Internactional De Solidaridad Con La Independencia De Puerto Rico 1975 Poster has a black chain, broken at the top, running down the left side of the poster. Through the broken area is "Conferencia Internactional De Solidaridad Con La Independencia / De Puerto Rico....
Mas Produccion 1980 Top of poster reads "Frente A Cada / Provocacion" in black and "Mas / Produccion" in red. At the bottom of the poster is a black and white photo of figures working in a field.	Festival Internacional 1981 Poster has red, orange and yellow printed border enclosing a blue background with a wave-like graphic at the top connecting to an ornage music note at the bottom left. To the right of the note is...
20 Aniversario Vina Del Mar 1987 Poster has white unprinted edges enclosing a green background with a stacked block graphic on the left. At the top right is "20 Aniversario / Vina / Del Mar" in black. At the bottom right is "9-...	Los Sobrevivientes 1979 Poster has white unprinted edges enclosing a black background with a white dotted image of a woman with her hands resting on her chest, over her pearl necklace. At the bottom is "Los...
Ninos desaparecidos Bachs, artist 1985 Poster has white unprinted edges enclosing a black background. At the topis "ninos / desparacidos / missing children / Un Documental De Estella Bravo" in white. At the bottom right is a colorful...	El Caballito Magico Bachs, artist 1979 Poster has white unprinted edges with a black border enclosing a brown background. In a black strip at the top is "El Caballito Magico / Film Sovietico En Colores / Direccion: Ivan Ivanov-vano" in...
untitled (hand holding a hand with a hole in it) 1979 Poster has white unprinted edges and a red and black border enclosing a stylized image of a hand with a suit sleeve holding up another hand with a hole in the palm and the left pink bone potruding...	Robo En El Zoologico Bachs, artist 1980 Poster has white unprinted edges and a black border enclosing an orange background with ac entral stylized image of a girl in a brown jacket and purple pants and hat with a monkey on her shoulder...
untitled (question marks and phonograph) 1977 Poster has white unprinted edges enclosing a multicolored line background. At the top are multicolored circles with question marks in them. At the bottom is a brown phonograph with "De Donde Son...	Testimonio 1970 Poster has white unprinted edges enclosing a black background with an image of a finger and a finger print. At the bottom is "Testimonio" with a shadow effect. Across the bottom edge is "...
Los Duenos Del Rio 1984 Poster has white unprinted edges enclosing a yellow background with a blue and white swirl at the top. In the swirl is an orange arm and hand. At the bottom is "Los Duenos Del Rio / documental...	untitled (dollar sign) Bachs, artist 1986 Poster has white unprinted edges and a black border enclosing a green background with a red, white and blur dollar sign at the center. One of the vertical lines of the sign is piercing through the...
11 1989 Poster has white unprinted edges enclosing a black background. At the top is a black and white dotted background with a vibrant red, blue and yellow "11" over the top with multicolored arrows...	La Bella Del Alhambra 1989 Poster has white unprinted edges enclosing a yellow/brown background. At the top is "Beatrice Valdes" in white, "La Bella Del Alhambra" in red and "filme Cubano direccion: Enrique Pineda Barnet"...