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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The Sensual Dieter's Guide to Weight Loss During Sex 1972 This poster is made up of an illustration of a mouth with teeth and protruding tongue above a black section containing two columns of white text. There are cherubs and other illustrations on...	Seva 1987 Poster has a gray background. At the top is a color photo of a figure climbing rock stairs in the snow-capped mountains. At the bottom of the poster is "cultivation the heart of compassion" in red...
untitled (quote under a sun) 1965 Poster has unprinted white edges enclosing a red background. At the top is a brown horizon with an orange sky and a yellow sun near the center. In the red below is a quote from Teilhard De Charoin...	Give Peace A Chance 1969 Poster has white unprinted edges enclosing a color photo of a man and woman sitting in front of a bed where another man and woman sit with micorphones to the left and right. The man on the bed...
Desiderata 1969 Poster has beige printed edges enclosing a gold colored background with a central oval filled with black text. The border of the oval is like tree branches with leaves coming off and an...	Life is holy 1968 Poster has a blue background with a central white circle with a stylized human face in it. Surrounding the circle is a red splatter-like graphic. At the top is "life is holy" and at the bottom is...
untitled (figures embracing in front of a peace symbol) Pro Arts 1970 Poster has a black printed background. At the center are two figures on their knees kissing and wrapping their arms around each others'' body. The woman''s yellow hair snakes about like vines....	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.
Keep on truckin' R. Crumb 1967 Poster has a red printed background. At the center are four stylized black and white male figures walking in a line. At the top is "keep on truckin''..." in white and black.	untitled (man looking down at the mountains) Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster shows a black and white photo of a man in a leather jacket with an American flag on the back, looking out over a stretch of mountains.
Traveller's Mape 1979 Poster has red and brown ink printed on white paper. At the bottom near the left is a directional compass guide with "Travellers Mape of the 13th annual Renaissance Pleasure Faire". The rest of...	Let The Children Come To Me 1970 Poster has unprinted white edges enclosing a stylized image of a feminine Jesus sitting in front of a mountain with three crosses at the top. Children of different ethnicitied play around Jesus....
Wholesale Distributors 1976 Poster has white unprinted edges enclosing a stylized color image of an eagle with wheels as feet and two naked human figures riding on his back flying over a green San Francisco. In the green...	Flower Love Personality Posters Mfg. Co. Inc. 1967 Poster has white unprinted edges enclosing a stylized color image of a woman''s face - her brown hair all around her head is filled with green plants and flowers. At the top is "Flower Love" in...
San Francisco 67 1967 Poster has unprinted white edges enclosing a black and white illustration of San Francisco''s Market Street at Bush in 1967. The Bay Bridge is visible in the background. At the fore is a bus...	The High Mass Is Coming 1967 Poster has white unprinted edges with an orange and yellow border enclosing a blue, orange and yellow spiraling graphic design. Near the bottom left is "The High Mass Is Coming In November To The...
untitled (man of dots) Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a black and white image of a man with glasses and a bear, made with black and white dots.	Acid Mantra or Rebirth Of A Nation 1968 Poster has a collage of images showing human figures, a flower, a statue, and other abstract images. Across the top is "Acid Mantra or Rebirth Of A Nation / Ex-Spirit-Mental Cinema In Three Parts...
The Rocky Horror Picture Show Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation 1975 Poster has a black border printed on white paper. At the top is "he''s the hero - that''s right, / the hero!!" in black. Centered on the poster is an image of a man in burlesque women''s clothing...	Apollo 12 Paul Kagan 1969 Poster has white unprinted edges enclosing an image of the legs of two figures intertwined. At the top left is a crescent portion of a planet or moon. Centered at the bottom of the poster is "...
Easy Rider 1970 Poster has unprinted white edges enclosing a stylized neon-colored image of Popeye the sailor man and Olive Oyle on a rug having sex. Popeye is smoking a pipe and nearby there is an empty can of...	Blue Unicorn Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has handwritten text with various colored markers. At the top is "Blue Unicorn" followed by "lunch special / 1 to 4 p.m." in a green cloud. Down the left is "Soup / Sandwich -Tuna- / Coffee...
Sound 1969 Poster has white unprinted edges enclosing a purple background with red flame borders. At the center are yellow ears with feet. At the top of the ears is "Boston" in orange, "Sound" in red and a...	The Tree Of Life 1978 Poster has a central black polygon with black and white images printed on white paper. At the center of the black is a flower with a masked figure on it. Radiating out from the central circle are...