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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It's Legal 1997 Poster is formated like a news print from a future publication called "The Someday". At the top left is the publication name in white on a red background, below which is the date of the...	untitled (mushrooms) 1997 Poster has a background that''s blue at the top and bottom and red at the center. At the center of the poster is a circle with an image of a mushroom with mushroom appendages growing out to the...
Legalize 1996 Poster has a green, yellow and red border enclosing a blue background. Stylized color image shows the Statue of Liberty as a stoned duck, with the crown formed by cannabis leaves and the torch as...	Cannabis Sativa Thomas Wolfe, artist Late 20th Early 21st Century This poster features an illustration of a blond-haired woman seated between two potted marijuana plants. She is clasping a new moon above her and there are stars scattered in the sky. "Cannabis...
Is it really ecstasy? 2001 Poster has a gray background with a central yellow triangle with a gray faceless figure dnacing at the center. Across the top of the poster is "is it really ecstasy?" in yellow. At the center of...	I Want You To Party! 1996 This red poster features an illustration of a version of Uncle Sam whose face resembles a billed duck face. The Uncle Sam duck is smoking a marijuana joint and there is a marijuana leaf in the...
Stoned Again! R. Crumb, artist 1972 This poster titled "Stoned Agin!" includes 6 purple and green boxes arranged vertically in two columns. A person in the boxes sits with their head in their hands and a pipe on the table in front...	Just Dope Wizard & Genius, publisher 2002 This poster depicts a blond-haired person holding a marijuana joint in one hand and seated in a subway car. There is an alien seated next to him and various small people, animals, and other...
Untitled (The Good Earth) Wizard & Genius, publisher 1995 This poster features a large illustration of a marijuana leaf with faces smoking joints on it. There is a peace sign in the center and two yellow, crossed joints below. A blue and orange earth...	Peace Wizard & Genius, publisher 2002 This is a red poster with an illustration of a brown tank with marijuana plants growing out of it. A person with dredlocks is sitting against the tank and smoking a joint. "Peace" is oriented at...
Untitled (Psychedelic Leaf) Wizard & Genius, publisher 2002 This poster has a blue, pink, yellow, and green swirl of colors in the background. There is a large image of a marijuana leaf in the lower center of the page.	Innovation 2001 This poster features an image of a blue smoking bong in the center of the page. There is a circle of light behind it and a thin, blue frame around it. "Innovation / The Evolution Of Man''s Tools...
Dank Brew Gunz Late 20th Early 21st Century This poster features a photograph of three men standing facing a fence with their legs spread. "DBG''z / Dank Brew Gunz" is at the top of the page. There is a bottle of alcohol, a marijuana leaf,...	Untitled 1999 This poster features an illustration of a green devil and a woman smoking in the top left corner. There is a large joint with "Marijuana" printed on it in the center of the page. Text in the cloud...
Higher Education Late 20th Early 21st Century This poster is titled "Higher Education". It provides instructions on "How To Chill Out Correctly" in the form of diagrams of how to roll a joint, the parts of the brain affected by marijuana, and...	God Made Grass Late 20th Early 21st Century This poster features a very large image of a marijuana leaf with "God Made / Grass / Man Made / Booze / Who Do You Trust?" in the center of the page. The background is red, yellow, and green...
Dope Directions Late 20th Early 21st Century This poster is titled "Dope Directions" in orange and yellow text at the top of the page. There is a smoking, upright marijuana joint with black signs attached to the sign in the center of the...	Untitled (Big Trouble) Wizard & Genius, publisher 2002 This poster features an illustration of a male in a yellow shirt holding a cigarette or joint and being apprehended by a police officer portrayed as a pig. The officer is pointing his gun at the...
Flower Mandala Late 20th Early 21st Century This poster features a circle filled with illustrated flowers of many varieties. The flowers are arranged close together to form a windmill pattern. "Flower Mandala" is in the bottom center of the...	Field of Dreams Late 20th Early 21st Century This poster depicts a field of marijuana plants with clouds and a starry night sky above. There are orange planets visible in the sky and light from the top of one of the plants is illuminating...
Let The Good Times Roll Aquarius, publisher 1997 This poster is made up of a black and white photograph of a hand holding a smoking marijuana joint. Green text at the top of the page reads "Let The / Good Times / Roll".	Peter Tosh Wizard & Genius, publisher 1994 This horizontally-oriented poster depicts a man with neck-length dreadlocks smoking a pipe and holding a microphone in the same hand. He is visible from the shoulders up and wears a blue beanie....
Untitled (Grown In Heaven) Wizard & Genius, publisher 1997 This poster features an illustration of two cherubs smoking joints at the bottom of the page. They are staring up at a marijuana plant floating in the clouds above them.	Untitled (Metamorphosis) 1994 This poster displays a spiral of bright colors emanating from the center of the page. There are repetitions of small images visible inside the pattern in each corner. The top images are the Earth...