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 (East West) Wizard & Genius, publisher 2005 This poster depicts a blue image of a man and woman embracing with streaks of blue and pink emanating from them. There are mushrooms and marijuana plants surrounding them. The two bottom corners...	Enjoy Cocaine 1970 This horizontally-oriented poster resembles a Coca Cola logo but the large, white text reads "Enjoy / Cocaine" instead. Smaller text below reads "Raid-mark
Marijuana 1992 This poster features a large illustration of a human body with organ systems and anatomy detailed in color inside. "The Harmful Effects Of / Marijuana" is printed at the top of the page. Captions...	Untitled (multi-colored design) Late 20th Early 21st Century This poster is filled with an elaborate, neon-colored design of shapes expanding from a four-pointed clover and square like shape in the center. The design has green outlines and blue, yellow,...
Untitled 1968 This poster is printed on light blue paper. It features alternating pink circles and black squares increasing in size out from the center of the page. The pink circles have splatters of purple and...	Sarcoplasmic Reticulum Orbit Graphic Arts, printer 1967 This poster has irregular pink shapes surrounded by purple swirls and orange blobs with orange and brown in between them in the top half of the page. There is a diagonal stripe of orange and brown...
Untitled (person in colorful circle) Howard Bernstein, artist 1971 This poster has a black background with a large blue and pink-bordered circle in the center. There is a black silhouette of a person holding their arms and legs out in the center of the circle and...	Daughter of the Lotus 1970 Tallow, pink, and blue outlines depict a topless woman sitting among flowers and fish against a black background. There are 3 pink lotus blossoms below her.
Temple of the Golden Rose Celestial Arts, publisher, Orbit Graphic Arts, printer 1970 This poster contains a large illustration of an elaborate temple with a body of water and mountains in the background. There is a sun with rays of yellow light in a cloudy sky above. Manicured...	Aquarian Age East Totem West, Orbit Graphic Arts, printer 1967 Poster has white unprinted edges enclosing a blue background with a green border. The green has red shapes with yellow outlines all around. Next to the green border, a black zipper-like line links...
Birds Celestial Arts, publisher, Orbit Graphic Arts, printer 1969 This poster features a large, orange circle with green birds extending out from the center in the middle of the poster. There is a blue circle with irregular white lines in the center and the...	untitled (cross) Orbit Graphic Arts, printer, Wes Wilson, artist 1969 Poster has a central cross that transitions from blue at the top through purple, pink, yellow and ending at green at the bottom. At the center of the cross is a yellow stylized face. The red of...
Therefore I am Orbit Graphic Arts, printer 1968 Poster has white unprinted edges enclosing a neon stylized design. At the center of the poster are the torsos of a man and woman connected at the hips. The figures are in a green oval with four...	The Big Sur Light and Power Crusade Orbit Graphic Arts, printer 1968 Poster has white unprinted edges enclosing a black background with a pink, orange, yellow, green and blue design showing flowers, stars and other graphics. Across the top is "The / Big Sur"...
The Light and Power Army Band Orbit Graphic Arts, printer 1968 Poster has white unprinted edges enclosing a blue background with a pink design showing flowers, stars and other graphics. Across the top is "The / Big Sur" followed by the words "Light" and "...	Morning Star East Totem West 1967 Poster has a repeated graphic design in various colors throughout the poster. Centered at the bottom in the unprinted white border is "Morning Star" in blue.
Mirage Orbit Graphic Arts, printer, S_tty (Wilfried Podriech), artist 1967 Poster has white unprinted edges enclosing a think green foliage border. At the center are overlapping red spirals on a blue background. Near the bottom is a patch of green with a repeated image...	Flight pattern East Totem West, Joseph McHugh, artist, Orbit Graphic Arts, printer 1967 Poster has white unprinted edges enclosing a green background. At the top left and right are two pink and red birds. At the center is a circle with subsequent circles of varying designs within...
Pipe Dreams East Totem West, Irene McHugh, artist, Orbit Graphic Arts, printer Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has white unprinted edges wnclosing a stylized image of flowers. A tthe four corners are images of figures and creatures/animals in circles. At the center is a large blue oval with a...	untitled (bird flying over town) Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has unprinted white edges at the left and right. At the center is a red tinted image of a town near the water surrounded by towering cliffs. At the top center is a castle. Imposed over the...
The White Rabbit In Wonderland East Totem West, Irene McHugh, artist, Orbit Graphic Arts, printer Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has white unprinted edges enclosing a green background. At the top left and right are two pink and red birds. At the center is a circle with subsequent circles of varying designs within...	Totem I East Totem West, John Hamilton, artist, Orbit Graphic Arts, printer 1967 Poster has white unprinted edges enclosing a black border with white tab-like circles and a subsequent white border with rounded corners and a black background with white diamond dots evenly...
Mirage Orbit Graphic Arts, printer, S_tty (Wilfried Podriech), artist 1967 Poster has green printed edges enclosing a think green and yellow foliage border. At the center are overlapping red spirals on a blue background. Near the bottom is a patch of purple with a...	Competition Frank Mell 1970 Poster has a central stylized image with a black background printed on white paper. The image shows a blue and white male figure smoking at the left and armwrestling the stylized color male figure...