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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1975 1975 This off-white poster includes very large text reading "1975" in the top 1/3 of the page. There is a blue image of a woman''s face and hair in profile below. There is a read border around the...	helft uns fiegen Late 20th Early 21st Century This off-white poster includes an illustration of a soldier wearing all green including a helmet in the center of the page. Text in German above the image reads "helft uns fiegen!" There is...
Eritrean Liberation Front c.1984 This poster features a photograph of men and a very large gun/cannon on a pile of dirt against a natural landscape. There is an orange stripe across the center of the poster with "23rd Anniversary...	handle with care Late 20th Early 21st Century This blue poster includes large, white text reading "handle / with care / fragile" above an off-white image of a leafless tree. Red text below the image reads "Man and the Biosphere Programme" is...
10 Painters for peace Late 20th Early 21st Century This horizontally-oriented poster includes an illustration of two women''s faces and a stylized dove in the left half of the page. The right portion of the page contains a white square with black...	Feliz Ano De La edicacion Late 20th Early 21st Century This horizontally-oriented poster titled "Feliz A
Back In Namibia c.1989 This horizontally-oriented poster has a yellow background and sepia-toned photograph of two men and a woman greeting each other in the right two thirds of the page. White text in brown rectangles...	'The Two Mules' c.1979 This poster is made up of a black illustration of two mules attached to each other and trying to get to two separate piles of hay. "''The Two Mules'' / A fable for the Nations" is at the top of...
Peace Late 20th Early 21st Century This poster features a blue crowd of people marching across part of a blue and white globe. The people are carrying signs reading "Peace" in many languages. There is also a sign with an crossed-...	Save the Acropolis Late 20th Early 21st Century This poster has a light blue background and a white image of the Greek Acropolis in the center of a blue outline of a dove in the center of the poster. "''Save the Acropolis, save life / and...
Posters of Peace 1980 This poster includes an image of a brick wall with blue and white silhouettes of doves arranged in a rectangle in the center. Black text around the outside edge of the image reads "Posters Of...	Untitled 1984 This poster features Greek text along with illustrations of a group of missiles surrounding a scaffold tower, a tent with a dove on it and a yellow peace sign above, and a yellow-haired person...
Bonhe-Het! Late 20th Early 21st Century This poster, titled "Bo?he - Het!", is made up of an image of a large gun barrel with a piece of wood plugging the end. The barrel is slightly cracked. There is a white sign with black text on it...	Consejo Salvadoreno De Menores Late 20th Early 21st Century This poster features a color illustration of a man about to step on a mine while walking down a dirt road. Text on the mine reads "Mina / Terrorista / FMLN - FDR". An angel in yellow is warning...
Untitled (Movimento Democratico de Muheres) Late 20th Early 21st Century This poster features an illustration of two hands holding a hunch of multi-colored flowers. "De maos dadas em defesa dos direitos e da Paz" is below in black.	work on paper poster Late 20th Early 21st Century This blue poster features a black and white image of a group of people waving their fists and holding flags. Black and white text above reads "
Blood Money Late 20th Early 21st Century This poster features red and white 100 and 5 dollar bills with former President Ronald Reagan and blood on them. There is an additional splatter of blood in the bottom right corner and "Blood /...	We Denounce The Artificial Division Of Korea Alberto Blanco, Organization of Solidarity with the People of Asia Africa and Latin America (OSPAAAL) This black poster includes a green image of North and South Korea separated by a pile of money. There is a yellow eagle with more money in its claws above and to the left. White text at the top...
El Salvador Organization of Solidarity with the People of Asia Africa and Latin America (OSPAAAL), Rafael Enriquez 1981 This poster features a black and white image of a man holding a hand gun crouching behind a wall. He is wearing a cap and a scarf over his face. Against the red background above, white text...	Nicaragua Late 20th Early 21st Century This blue poster is made up of an image of a man wearing a Western-style hat in the left half of the poster and a group of four people holding a banner below. "Nicaragua" is along the top edge in...
Namibia Organization of Solidarity with the People of Asia Africa and Latin America (OSPAAAL), Rafael Enriquez This poster is composed of an image of a group of soldiers with guns walking across the bottom _ of the poster. Large, red text at the top of the page reads "Namibia". Black text below...	May 15 Day of World Solidarity with the struggle of the People of Palestine Gladys Acosta, Organization of Solidarity with the People of Asia Africa and Latin America (OSPAAAL) This poster has a blue background and a black and white image of a group of soldiers with fabric wrapped around their heads. They are holding machine guns. There is a red, yellow, and orange...
International week of soldarity with the struggles of the heroic people of Viet Nam Olivio Martinez, Organization of Solidarity with the People of Asia Africa and Latin America (OSPAAAL) Poster has white unprinted edges. Across the top is a blue box with black text in Spanish, English and French - "March 13-19 / International Week of Solidarity with the struggle of the...	Guatemala Alberto Blanco, Organization of Solidarity with the People of Asia Africa and Latin America (OSPAAAL) Poster has a black printed background. At the top left is a white star with a rainbow tail extending down to the bottom right of the poster. In the rainbow is a yellow stylized face of a man. At...