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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Jose Benito Escobar Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has black ink printed on white paper. At the top is a photo of a man in a polo, taken from the chest up. At the bottom of the poster is "Jose Benito Escobar" followed by nine lines of...	Africa Organization of Solidarity with the People of Asia Africa and Latin America (OSPAAAL), Victor Manuel Navarrete Poster has a white background. At the top is "May 25 Day Of" in green in Spanish, English, French and Arabic followed by "Africa" in black. Rest of poster has a green and...
Palestine Organization of Solidarity with the People of Asia Africa and Latin America (OSPAAAL), Rolando Cordoba Poster has an orange background with a stylized color illustration of two soldiers with headscarves and a young girl. At the bottom left is "Solidarity With The Struggle Of The People Of...	Haiti Organization of Solidarity with the People of Asia Africa and Latin America (OSPAAAL), Rafael Enriquez, Victor Manuel Navarrete Poster has a gray printed background. At the top left is "Solidarity With The People Of" in green in Spanish, English, French and Arabic followed by "Haiti" in green. Poster...
No To Militarism and Hunger Organization of Solidarity with the People of Asia Africa and Latin America (OSPAAAL), Rafael Morante Poster has a black printed border enclosing a background that''s green at the top and red at the bottom. The poster is designed like a playing card, with the central figures attached at...	El Salvador Organization of Solidarity with the People of Asia Africa and Latin America (OSPAAAL), Rafael Enriquez 1983 Poster has white unprinted edges and a black border enclosing a stylized black and white illustration of a crowd of people with the feet of a bird visible flying overhead. At the center of the...
Hay Que Salvarla Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a purple and red background with a black dotted image of a male figure. The image is repeated in black and white near the top of the poster at the center in a thumbnail version. Below...	Libano Organization of Solidarity with the People of Asia Africa and Latin America (OSPAAAL), Rafael Enriquez Poster has white unprinted edges and a black border enclosing a yellow background with an image of a group of soldiers with weapons poised to fire at an imposed image of the Star of David with a...
Firme Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has an orange printed background. At the top is a cartoon illustration of a man reading a periodical entitled "la Firme", while people from the illustration on the front of the magazine...	Pour le Gel Nucleaire 1983 Poster has black and blue ink printed on white paper. At the top is "Pour Le" in black and "Gel" in frost covered letters followed by "Nucleaire" in black and white. Below the text is an image of...
JCR 1976 Poster has black and red ink printed on white paper. At the top is "A Redoblar / La Solidaridad Activa / Con Todos Los Pueblos / En Lucha" in black with a red star at the right with "JCR" at the...	untitled (duck horn and sack of money/missiles) 1979 Poster has a stylized color illustration showing a soldier sitting crosslegged at the bottom right blowing a horn that is a duck with writing on it. The duck horn is "charming" a bag of gold coins...
MAPU Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has white unprinted edges enclosing a green background with a central illustration of a dollar sign, hammer, shovel, rack, pick ax and book soaked in red liquid (blood?). At the top is...	Grito De Baire 1980 Poster has a red background with an image of a man''s face. Imposed over the man, at the bottom of the poster, is a black dotted illustration of people going to war. At the top left is "24 de...
Untitled Cleveland Bellow, designer 1982 Poster has a black printed background with white text and images. At the top is an illustration of notable African Americans surrounded by stars. At the bottom is "Black Filmmakers / Hall Of Fame...	Nicaragua Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a red background image showing humna figures protesting. At the top left is "Nicaragua" in white. At the left center, one of the figures is waving a black and red flag with "FSLN" in...
untitled (boxer shot with arrows) Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a central African American figure - Muhammad Ali - in his white boxing gear with his hands behind his back. In Ali''s chest and leg are arrows. Poster has a gray printed background.	Koi and the Kola Nuts 1992 Poster has a color illustration showing the face of an African American figure surrounded by leaves and plants, with a flying insect resting on a leaf in front of the face. At the top right is a...
Reality Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a background image of a figure looking up while another figure hugs his chest, tinted blue and orange. Down the right edge is a purple background with a peach/orange and green...	Berkeley Juneteenth Festival 2001 Poster has red, pinkand brown ink printed on white paper. Starting at the top, the text reads "Berkeley / Juneteenth / Festival / Sunday June 17, 2001 / Adeline At Alcatraz / 510-655-8008 11:00am...
John Heard Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has white unprinted edges with a central color image of a man in a blue shirt smiling, set on a blue background. Across the top of the poster is "John Heard" in black. Centered below the...	untitled (grainy photo of an African American woman) Late 20th Early 21st Century #VALUE!
David Johnson David Johnson 2000 Poster has a black printed background with gray text and a black and white photo at the right showing an African American boy in a hat sitting on a concrete step. To the bottom right of the image...	Kwanzaa Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a green printed background with a central color illustration showing an African American family gathered around a kinara lighting the candles. Across the top of the poster is "Kwanzaa"...