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 (pigs) Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a black and white photo of two pigs mating.	EZ Rider 1972 1972 Poster has black printed edges with a blue and pink star border enclosing a stylized color image of an orange man and woman having sex. To the right is a bong and on the ground at the bottom right...
untitled (man on motorcycle) Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has white unprinted edges enclosing a blurred color photo of a man riding a motorcyle passed green fields while sticking up his middle finger.	Come together 1971 Poster has a black and white photo of figures holding hands in a circle and dancing under the sun. At the bottom left is "come together." in white.
Keep on truckin' Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a red printed background. A tthe center a line of stylized male figures with long noses walk from the left to the right. Above the line is "keep on truckin''..." in white.	Join Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a black and white photo of a man dressed like Uncle Sam giving the middle finger in front fo the Capitol dome. Across the top is "Join" in white.
If you worship longhair on Sunday...Why curse it on Monday!! Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has white unprinted edges with a thick white horizontal line through the center - rest of the poster has a black background. At the top is an image of a man - a Caucasian male with long...	1 1970 Poster has a large white moon at the top over a background that''s red at the top and purple at the bottom. Over the top of the moon is a hand with the index finger up, which has been replaced...
untitled (child jumping on the beach) 1970 Poster has a black and white photo of a child jumping on the beach as waves roll in. At the top left is "you are a child of the universe, / no less than the trees and the stars; / you have a right...	untitled (man standing on rocky hill) 1970 Poster has a black and white photo of a man standing with his hands in his pockets on the side of a rocky hil. At the top right are three sections of black text attributed to Frederick S. Perls....
untitled (dancing over a winged heart) Late 20th Early 21st Century Bottom edge of poster is unprinted white with the top a color illustration showing a man and woman dancing together on a rainbow over a red heart with white wings and a white star and crescent at...	untitled (couple embracing and poem) Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a black and white photo of a couple embracing in tall bushes next to a rock and a tree. At the top right is black text attributed to Frederick S. Perls.
Gestalt Prayer 1970 Poster has a black and white photo of a couple embracing in tall bushes next to a rock and a tree. At the top right is black text - the Gestalt Prayer - attributed to Frederick S. Perls.	Youth International Party 1972 Poster has white unprinted edges enclosing a blue background with a map of the US at the top. Centered at the top is "United States" with "Youth / International / Party" below in block letters...
Do It! 1970 Poster has a color background image of a man''s face viewed from a lower vantage point. The man has shaggy brown hair and a brown bear and weras a headband and an ankh earring. The man''s exposed...	Om Gemini Enterprises 1968 Poster has white unprinted edges enclosing a purple background. Poster shows a stylized pink male figure with long black hair holding a flower and a bill. In front of the man is a circle with the...
Joint Show Neon Rose 1967 Poster has a pink and blue lined border enclosing a stylized image of a man with his shirt off and a baton raised above his head at the center. Imposed over the image of the man is the same man in...	untitled (man in front of wheel and gears) 1967 Poster has a blue background with a purple graphic border with "Show" at the top right. At the center is an image of a red wheel and metal gears with a man in a hat in front. At the fore is a...
untitled (floral yin yang) Neon Rose 1967 Poster has a purple background. At the top center is a circle with a pink floral pattern swirling into an orange floral pattern, like a rotated yin yang. At the bottom of the poster the pink and...	The Electric Circus Tomi Ungerer 1969 Poster has a central black and white stylized image of a woman in heels and her undergarments vacuuming, but the vacuum cleaner at the right is a man. Across the top is "The Electric Circus / The...
KMEL 106FM Tea Lautrec Litho 1977 Poster has a blue background. At the center is a circle with a stylized view of San Francisco and a brown camel in headphones jumping out. Around the circle is "KMEL 106FM" in yellow.	untitled (futuristic transvestites) Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a color photo of Tim Curry dressed as a woman at the left with another man and a woman in female clothing at the right. Image is from The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Verso of poster...
The Electric Circus Tomi Ungerer 1969 Poster has a central black and white stylized image of a toaster with a woman and man in the slots - the woman is standing straight up while the man his his back bent backwards over the side fo...	If a man does not keep pace Celestial Arts, publisher 1970 This black and white poster is made up of a photograph of a man watching waves crashing on rocks from where he sits higher up on the rocks. A quote attributed to "Henry David Thoreau" above begins...