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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777 1969 Poster has an unprinted white border enclosing a black background. At the top are pink, red, orange and yellow clouds. At the top left is "777" in purple. At the center is a star. At the bottom...	Crop Rotation Pays Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a black background with an image of a farming couple standing in front of a house with crops to their left and cannabis planted in front of them. On the right side of the poster at the...
Pick A Pack Of Pot Here 1967 Poster has an unprinted white border enclosing a blue background with black text and a color photo. At the top is "Should A Gentleman / Offer A Lady A Joint?" Centered on the poster is a photo of...	untitled (dragon/bird) Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a black background with a central stylized image of a creature with the body of a snake, the head and wings of a dragon and the feet of a bird. The creature stands on a crystal...
Moon Castle Western Graphics Corp Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a black velvet background with a purple border that''s arched at the top. Inside the border is a stylized image of a blue castle with green spires and orange flags. At the bottom right...	May The Sun Shine Upon You 1971 Poster has a purple printed background with a central image showing a bright yellow/red sun shining on a black shaded forest scene with two figures (male, female...children?) holding hands at the...
I Am A Human Be-in East Wind Printers 1967 Poster has an unprinted white border enclosing a black and white photo of a man''s smiling face. At the bottom left corner is "I / Am / A / Human /Be-in" in white.	Keep On Puffin' Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a black velvet background with a pink circle behind a man in aviators with an afro smoking an American flag joint. The man is wearing a metal fist necklace. At the bottom of the poster...
In The Morning 1969 Poster has a blue background with a black tree at the left and other black foliage at the bottom and to the right. At the center of the poster is a large orge with a yellow center that transitions...	Pipe Dream 1967 Poster has an unprinted white border followed by a thin line black border enclosing a background that''s blue on top and orange/yellow/brown on the bottom. The poster shows a man at the left...
untitled (woman smoking hookah) 1967 Poster has a white unprinted border with subsequent black, purple and green borders. The background is red with black designs and forms an arched enclosure where a woman with red hair wearing a...	untitled (yellow cat) Joe Roberts Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has an unprinted white border all around enclosing a background that transitions from red at the top to orange at the bottom. The poster shows a cat formed by yellow and black graphic...
untitled (yellow pig) Joe Roberts Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a yellow printed border all around enclosing a stylized image of a pig formed by yellow and black graphic designs with green eyes. Orange, pink, blue and purple designs surround the pig...	Illinois law prohibits Late 20th Early 21st Century Top of poster has a stylized color image in a "wooden" frame showing a small dog sitting on the roof of a dog house with a flaming cigar in his mouth. In yellow banners at the top and bottom of...
In California Late 20th Early 21st Century Top of poster has a stylized color image of a figure with a gun, rocket, grenade, cheese, and a mouse trap with a maniacal look on his face while the mice run away with fearful expressions. At the...	untitled (marijuana leaf) 1973 Poster has a black velevet background with a central image of a green and yellow cannabis leaf with lightning bolts around it.
untitled (block of marijuana) 1970 Poster shows a black and white image of a block of weed.	High Times Cannabis Cup 1996 Poster has a background that transitions from orange at the top to blue at the bottom. The majority of the poster is a scene showing three tipis on a foggy bank with a pool of water in the...
Grass Greg Irons, Tom Connell 1967 Poster has a white unprinted border all around with pink corners enclosing a stylized color image of tall green grasses with the word "Grass" in yellow and red near the top center.	untitled (red and yellow graphic) Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a central red and yellow graphic in a square shape. To the bottom left of the image is "love" handwritten in pencil.
Wanted Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a black printed border all around enclosing a black and white photo of the face of a woman. Over the figure''s left cheek is a circular symbol with two diamon shapes below, printed in...	Red Afghan Dreams Tea Lautrec Litho 1977 Poster has a black border all around enclosing a stylized color scene with a blue and yellow Arabian structure at the center with mountains and a brown dust-ridden sky in the background and blue...
untitled (blue and red graphic design) Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a central blue and red graphic in an star/x-shape. At the bottom left of the image is "peace" handwritten in pencil.	Spheres Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a blue border all around enclosing a pink sphere at the top slightly crushing/distorting an orange sphere which is, in turn, flattening a yellow sphere - all on a black background. In...