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 (Rocky Horror magazine) Late 20th Early 21st Century This horizontally-oriented poster folds into a magazine pamphlet about "The Rocky Horror Picture Show". It features photographs of several characters, including a man holding a whip over another...	The High Mass 1967 This poster features very large text reading "High / Mass". The top word is in orange and yellow and the bottom is in pink and blue. "Hip Arts / Opens November 15" is between the two words along...
Nobody really listens to me. 1969 This white poster features irregular, brown brush strokes as well as one yellow brush stroke. "Nobody really listens to me." is along the bottom.	Love Is God Late 20th Early 21st Century This is a red poster with a white illustration of two women kissing in the center. They are visible from the shoulders up with a pink circle over their chests and white and blue curved shapes...
Untitled (Erotic Kiss) Celestial Arts, publisher 1970 This horizontally-oriented poster is printed on glossy, textured paper. The background is a green, black, and blue patter. A man holds a woman in front of them as they kiss in the foreground. They...	This man. Late 20th Early 21st Century This poster features a black and white drawing of a bearded long-haired man with clouds in the background in the bottom 2/3 of the page. He is visible from the shoulders up. Black text above him...
Untitled (sensual kiss with flowers) Late 20th Early 21st Century This poster features an illustration of a blue man and woman in a seated, sensual pose with flowers and rays of yellow and orange in the background. They are kissing and embracing. There are red...	Exotic Erotic Ball Kathy Donahey 1989 This white poster advertises the "Exotic Erotic Ball" with an abstract illustration of people in costumes in the center of the page. Text at the top of the page reads "Abolafia...
Let's Boogie 1972 The background color of this poster faces from black to blue from top to bottom. Large, yellow bubble text in the upper center reads "Let''s / Boogie". There is an illustration of a man in a...	Highway Child 1970 This horizontally-oriented poster has a black and white border with overlapping circles around the outside edge. Inside is a drawing of a bow riding a motorized tricycle with a long tailpipe down...
Today Tomorrow Together Late 20th Early 21st Century This poster features an illustration of a large, bronze-colored globe with a grid pattern on it as well as a patterned bronze ring and other circular objects in a blue sky. There are several...	Love Late 20th Early 21st Century This is a circular piece with and outer circle and inner circle. The outer circle contains intricate, swirling yellow and red patterns. The inner circle contains similar blue and green patterns as...
Belly Button Edmund Shea, photographer 1967 This poster is a photograph of a belly button with the surrounding skin filling the entire page. "Belly Button" with a flower design between the two words is in all four corners of the poster.	Come With Me Late 20th Early 21st Century The background color of this poster faces from pink at the top to white at the bottom. There is an illustration of a man and a woman standing in green grass with faces below. A shape above...
Untitled (kneeling couple kissing) 1971 This is a blue poster with an image of a kneeling man and woman facing each other and kissing. They are naked and embracing. The man and woman are purple, orange, and yellow.	Untitled (dogs and pig) 1972 This horizontally-oriented poster features an illustration of three animals resembling dogs with gray beards wearing purple robes with blue and white scarves. They are holding books and waving...
today is the first day of the rest of your life 1968 This horizontally-oriented poster is made up of a blue and white tinted photograph of a little girl standing among trees and bushes. Yellow text below her reads "today is the first day of the rest...	Maharishi John Thompson, artist Late 20th Early 21st Century This poster includes bright pink and blue knot designs in a border down _ of each side of the poster and across the top. There is a man with a gray beard and long hair seated in the center of the...
Untitled (circle with birds) Late 20th Early 21st Century This is a circular piece with ornate yellow and red designs in an outer circle and similar green and yellow designs in a center circle. There are two birds - one blue and one white, touching beaks...	Hallelujah The Pill!! American Newsrepeat, Mari Tepper, San Francisco 1967 This poster is a pink, green, and red bordered square with "Hallelujah The Pill!!" in white text against green along all four sides. Inside is a black background with a pink and blue...
Jail Bait Of The Month 1969 This poster has wide, white margins at the top and bottom. There is an illustration of a woman with exposed breasts kneeling on a lawn in the center of the page. Only the woman''s skin and a red...	Protect Our Wild Life 1974 This poster features an illustration of naked couples frolicking, smoking pot, and drinking alcohol. One man is playing bongo drums. Large, yellow text against a red background at the bottom of...
The Love Generation 1967 This poster has an orange border inside a white margin and an illustration of a woman in the top half of the page. The woman has bare breasts and is wearing flowing, green dress. "The Love...	If you love something Late 20th Early 21st Century This poster features a photograph of a woman with her hands held up above her to free a dove. There are trees in the background along the bottom of the poster. White test to the right reads "If...