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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Puerto Rico OSPAAAL (Cuba), Rolando Cordoba 1976 This yellow poster features a red and blue image of a man raising his left arm with a handcuff around it. "Puerto / Rico" is above in large font with a black drop shadow. There is a...	Palestine Organization of Solidarity with the People of Asia Africa and Latin America (OSPAAAL), Rafael Enriquez Poster has white unprinted edges with a black border enclosing a red background with a stylized color image of a man in a green jacket and white scarf holding a gun. At the top is "...
untitled (man waiting for liquid to drop in his open mouth) Olivio Martinez, Organization of Solidarity with the People of Asia Africa and Latin America (OSPAAAL) Poster has black ink printed on an orange background. The illustration on the post shows a bald figure with his face facing up. The figure''s mouth is open waiting for a drop of black...	Greenpeace 1983 Poster printed on white paper. At the top is German text in green follwoed by "Greenpeace" arched in black over a ranbow with a peace dove flying beneath it. At the bottom of the poster is black...
Nguyen Trai 1980 Poster has blue printed edges enclosing a black background. Across the top is "Nguyen Trai" in blue. At the center is an image of an elderly man in Asian attire sitting on a chair. Image has a...	Crenada Organization of Solidarity with the People of Asia Africa and Latin America (OSPAAAL), Rafael Morante Poster has blue printed edges with a red and gold colored border enclosing a stylized background image of an ocean beach with three palm trees at the center. Arched over the trees is "...
Der Sieg Wird Unser Sein 1969 Poster has a stylized color image showing a German soldier in uniform standning in front of war scenes and waving Nazi German flags. Across the bottom is "Der Sieg Wird / Unser Sein!"...	untitled (star and broken chain) Olivio Martinez, Organization of Solidarity with the People of Asia Africa and Latin America (OSPAAAL) Poster has white unprinted edges enclosing a rotated image of the flag of Guinea-Bissau. Over the flag are black and white chains being broken. At the bottom of the poster is black text in...
January 20, 1976 / Third anniversary of his assassination [Amilcar Cabral] Enrique Martinez, Organization of Solidarity with the People of Asia Africa and Latin America (OSPAAAL) Poster has a black printed background with a stylized image in shades of brown showing a figure in glasses and a hat. At the top left of the poster is white text in Spanish, English, French and...	untitled (shadows of people in front of a flag) Jane Norling, Organization of Solidarity with the People of Asia Africa and Latin America (OSPAAAL) 1973 Poster has a blue background. At the top is the Puerto Rican flag. Over the bottom of the flag are blue shadows of figures and the top of the flag is formed by red and white shadows of figures....
untitled (man crucified on a dollar sign) Organization of Solidarity with the People of Asia Africa and Latin America (OSPAAAL), Rafael Enriquez 1983 Poster has a black printed background. At the center is a green dollar sign with a shirtless man hanging on it. At the top of the sign is "FMI IMF"in black. At the bottom of the poster...	Namibia Alberto Blanco, Organization of Solidarity with the People of Asia Africa and Latin America (OSPAAAL) Poster has white unprinted edges and an ornage border enclosing a green background with a stylized image of an orange and black figure shouting with his fist raised in the air with black and...
El Salvador Organization of Solidarity with the People of Asia Africa and Latin America (OSPAAAL), Rafael Enriquez 1984 Poster has a red border and shows an image of a figure in a white t-shirt holding a gun and standing in front of a forest. Across the top is "El Salvador" in black and red. At the...	untitled (man with star on his head) Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a black background with a color image of a man''s face. The man is smiling and has a white star on his head. At the bottom of the poster is white foreign text.
untitled (man with star on his head) Organization of Solidarity with the People of Asia Africa and Latin America (OSPAAAL), Rafael Enriquez Poster has a black background with a color image of a man''s face. The man is smiling and has a white star on his head. At the bottom of the poster is white foreign text.	South Africa Organization of Solidarity with the People of Asia Africa and Latin America (OSPAAAL), Rafael Morante 1982 Poster has a central illustration of a shirtless African man standing on a meadow with the shape of Africa over his heart. The continent is red, with a red line moving down the man''s...
Puerto Rico Alberto Blanco, Organization of Solidarity with the People of Asia Africa and Latin America (OSPAAAL) Poster has black printed edges enclosing a yellow background with a stylized image of the Statue of Liberty holding a Puerto Rican flag. A chain shackling the statue to the flag is being broken...	Freedom for the Wilmington 10 Organization of Solidarity with the People of Asia Africa and Latin America (OSPAAAL), Rolando Cordoba Poster has white unprinted edges enclosing an orange background with a brown illustrated fist at the top. The wrist forms the link of a chain, which is being broken. At the bottom of the poster...
For a Vietnam Ten Times More Beautiful Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has orange printed edges enclosing a black background with stylized illustrations of Asian figures. The largest figure at the top has a long gray beard and is positioned over a rainbow. At...	Sahara Occidental Organization of Solidarity with the People of Asia Africa and Latin America (OSPAAAL), Rafael Enriquez Poster has black and red ink printed on white paper. At the center is an illustration of a female in a head scarf sitting crosslegged and holding a gun. At the top right is "Sahara /...
Nelson Mandela Alberto Blanco, Organization of Solidarity with the People of Asia Africa and Latin America (OSPAAAL) Poster has black printed edges enclosing an orange background with a loose, black cross-hatch design. At the top is "Nelson / Mandela" in black followed by a white text box with "...	Anos De Lucha Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster printed on white paper. Down the length of the poster is a swirling green, white and red ribbon with a yellow communism hammer and sickle logo surrounded by the words "Partido Comunista...
untitled (calendar) 1996 Poster has a central stylized drawing of four human figures and a turkey. Above the image is "1997" in transparent gray with Spanish text over the top. Below the image are six of the calendar...	Freedom Now for the Wilmington 10 Organization of Solidarity with the People of Asia Africa and Latin America (OSPAAAL), Rolando Cordoba Poster has a black printed background. At the top is "Freedom / Now!" in yellow and "For The Wilmington 10" in white in English, Spanish, French and Arabic. At the bottom of...