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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untitled (man in uniform) Orbit Graphic Arts, printer, Paul Kagan, photographer 1967 Poster has unprinted white edges enclosing a black and white photo of a man in a uniform leaning over a small girl with a flag and a crowd in the background. Centered on the bottom edge is "human...	untitled (woman with gun) Tomi Ungerer, illustrator 1965 Poster shows a simple illustration of a nude female figure putting a gun to her own back. The bullet emerges on the other side of her, coming through her breast. Across the bottom is "From Tomi...
Hair Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has white unprinted borders enclosing a neon colored background. At the top are shapes that look like coulds with "Hair" mirrored in a green circle. "America''s Tribal Love Rock Musical" is...	untitled (Woodstock memorial plaques) Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has rainbow colored edges enclosing a color photo of the Woodstock plaques commemorating the event and the performers. Across the top is "3 Days Of Peace, Love And Music" and across the...
untitled (pregnant woman) Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has white unprinted edges enclosing a yellow background with a black border. At the center is a purple and green image of a naked pregnant woman sitting corsslegged. To the right of the...	San Francisco Nights 1967 Poster has white unprinted edges enclosing a stylized color image showing clusters of figures. At the top left are a man and woman with facial tattoos. At the left center are two figures on...
Ten Days To Change The World Claes Oldenburg 1972 Poster has an abstract image of a profile of a figure. Across the bottom is "Ten Days To Change The World / Youth International Party" in black.	untitled (men sitting on logs/rocks) 1967 Poster has white unprinted edges enclosing a black and whtie photo of three men, who appear to be native, sitting on fallen tress and rocks in a jungle setting.
Feelin Groovy Late 20th Early 21st Century 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 (graphic design with om symbol at the center) 1967 Poster has white unprinted edges with a thin gold colored border enclosing a blut background. At the center is a gold circular design with a central om symbol.
untitled (man with symbol on forehead) Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a black and white photo of a man with a small symbol on his forehead staring straight into the camera.	untitled (woman meditating in a tree) 1970 Poster has a black and white photo at the top and black text at the bottom. Photo shows a woman sitting cross-legged in a tree meditating among the branches. At the bottom is "we seek our own way...
Love Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a color photo of a group of people posing in green grass in front of trees for a group photo. Every person wears a blue and yellow "Rectilinear" shirt and all are holding up peace signs...	untitled (psychadelic UKParliament) Carson-Morris, artist, Orbit Graphic Arts, printer 1969 Poster shows a line of yellow and orange tinted figures in hats standing in front of a psychadelic neon forest and black and white UK Parliament building. In the sky are swirls of neon colors. In...
untitled (man urinating on another man's leg) The Rip Off Press, printer 1970 Poster has black printed edges enclosing a black and white photo of a man with long hair and a headband peeing on the leg of a man in a suit reading the Wall Street Journal and smoking. At the...	untitled (man urinating on another man's leg) 1970 Poster has black printed edges enclosing a black and white photo of a man with long hair and a headband peeing on the leg of a man in a suit reading the Wall Street Journal and smoking. At the...
untitled (purple mountain and poem) 1970 Poster has white unprinted edges enclosing an image of a black shaded figure staring up the purple mountains. At the top right in the blue and orange sky is a poem by Susan Polis Schultz in...	untitled (woman wandering through a forest) Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has black printed edges and a yellow and black vine border enclosing a neon image of a naked female with blonde hair walking through a forest with large pink and purple mushrooms. Centered...
Rainbow Jam Light Artists Late 20th Early 21st Century Top of poster has a graphic design with interlocking circles and squares. At the bottom on the white poster background is black text reading "In Concert / Rainbow Jam Light Artists / With Live /...	Tired of the Same Old Shit? 1968 Poster has black text with a brown tented image of a man holding a pile of feces with a disgusted look on his face. Across the top is "Tired Of The Same Old Shit?" and at the bottom is "Try The...
I Love You 1968 Poster has white unprinted edges enclosing a red and orange image of a sin over the rolling waves of the ocean. Imposed over the top at the right is an image of a naked man and woman kissing with...	untitled (figures embracing) Late 20th Early 21st Century 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.
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...	untitled (man holding a woman while they embrace) Paul Kagan, designer 1970 Poster has a pink, gold and black image of a man holding a woman while the two kiss. In the background are what appear to be tribal statues.