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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Keep On Trucken Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has white unprinted edges enclosing a black background with a yellow speeding truck at the center. Gray smoke plumes emerge from the pipes at the top left and right of the truck. At the...	Wild Rider Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has white unprinted borders enclosing a yellow background. Poster has a stylized image of a man in pink pants doing a wheelie on his motorcycle leaving a trail of gray smoke behind him. The...
untitled (black and white group photo) 1967 Poster has white unprinted edges enclosing a black and white photo of a group of people, some of which appear to be wearing costumes (20s flapper outfit, prairie/bonnet, etc.). The angle of the...	Keep On Truckin' Star City Inc. 1972 Poster has white unprinted edges enclosing a stylized color image of a girl walking down a yellow road carrying a guitar over her shoulder. In the background a rabbit emerges from the forest of...
untitled (man in the light of a doorway) Bob Seidemann, photographer Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has unprinted white edges enclosing a black and white image of a man standing in the light from an open door. On the other side of the threshold is a fire with an eye in the smoke. Centered...	We are not Jay Thompson, photographer 1971 Poster shows a photo of a naked man sitting on a rock in the middle of a river with small waterfalls. Imposed over the rock beneath the man is "we are not, / we cannot be / what our fathers were...
Love Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has unprinted white edges enclosing a stylized color image of a scantily clad woman dancing as a crowd looks on behind her. In the background is "Love" in big stone letters with giant...	Age of Aquarius Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has unprinted edges enclosing a stylized neon colored image. At the center is an onlong oval with a man and woman with long orage hair laying together naked under a blue sky with a swirling...
Age Of Aquarius Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has unprinted edges enclosing a stylized neon colored image. At the center is an onlong oval with a man and woman with long orage hair laying together naked under a blue sky with a swirling...	Pork Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster printed on white paper has a central blue background with stylized color images. At the left, a pirate in a green jacket has a female''s breast in his mouth while another female licks a...
Try It You'll Like It 1968 Poster has unprinted white edges enclosing a black background. At the center is "Try It / You''ll / Like It" in black on an orange shaded background. Circled around the central text are orange...	untitled (naked embrace) Family Dog Productions, Paul Kagan, photographer Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a rainbow colored graphic design as a background. At the center is a black and photo of a nude man and woman sitting and embracing. Centered on the bottom edge is "Yar-Yum" in black.
untitled (man and woman under tree) Orbit Graphic Arts, printer 1969 Poster has unprinted white edges enclosing a stylized image of a yellow man sitting against the trunk of a large tree. The man reaches out his right hand to touch the hand of a yellow woman...	untitled (statues) Orbit Graphic Arts, printer 1970 Poster has a black wavy line border and a central yellow background printed on white paper. On the yellow are two statues, outlined in black. At the right is a female handing her heart to a man...
Flaming Love 1992 Poster has a black background. At the center is a pink, orange and yellow image of two figures on their knees kissing each other, with their arms wrapped around the other''s body. In the white...	Come Together 1970 Poster has a blue background with a central yellow peace symbol. At the top and bottom of the peace symbol is "Come" and "Together" in pink. On the vertical line going through the center of the...
untitled (woman sitting by the water) Orbit Graphic Arts, printer 1970 Poster has unprinted white edges enclosing a black background. At the center is a pink and yellow topless female figure sitting by a blue dotted stream where a fish swims. In the background at the...	untitled (lady bugs) Frederick S. Perls, poet 1971 Poster has a color background photo of two lady bugs mating on a branch. At the bottom right is a poem by Frederick S. Perls in green.
Love Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has white unprinted borders with a blue background. At the center is a simple graphic of a bird with its wings and head raised to another bird, with their necks intertwined. In the body of...	untitled (nude embrace) Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has white unprinted edges enclosing a black and white image of a man sitting on a bed as a woman curls into him. Imposed over the top are pink palm leaf-like graphics.
Have You Had Your Pill Today 1968 Poster has black ink printed on white paper with a double line border .5" from the edge. Image at the top of the poster shows Uncle Sam in his memorable pointing pose. At the bottom of the poster...	Feelin Groovy 1968 Poster has white unprinted edges enclosing a purple background with a red and green line border and green vines with white flowers around the edges. At the center is a white dancing Snoopy with...
untitled (men on motorcycles) 1969 Poster has white unprinted edges enclosing a color photo of two men riding their motorcycles on a road through the desert. One man has flames on his bike and the other has an American flag design...	Bob Fried Robert Samuel Fried 1970 Poster has white unprinted edges with a central image of a purple spiral at the right and green vine-like lines at the left over a pink background. Across the bottom of the poster is "Bob Fried/...