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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Organic 1999 Poster has a black printed background with a cenral multicolored collage of photos of fruits, vegetables, and other farming crops. At the top is "Organic" in gray. Snaking across the background...	The Energetics of Food 2005 Laminated poster has white unprinted edges enclosing a purple background. At the top is "a guide to / The Energetics Of Food / based on the traditions of Chinese Medicine" in pink and purple. The...
New American Eating Guide 1979 Poster has white unprinted edges enclosing a blue background with purple at the top left and right. Arched at the top is "New American Eating Guide" in black. Below the text is a green background...	What - Me Worry? Graphoto 1970 Poster has brown and green ink printed on yellow paper. At the center is a photo of a pope, standing in front of a crowd of faces. At the bottom of the poster is "Paulus PP. VI-". Above the image...
Farmers Market David Lance Goines 1991 Poster has a red border enclosing a green background with a mutlicolor, stylized image of a smiling woman with a headdress made of fruit and vegetables on her head. Around the food is "Farmers...	Closing in on Closure at Hanford - 2005 2005 Poster background has a color photo of holding tanks in a meadow. Across the top is "closing in on closure at Hanford - 2005" in yellow. The poster has five vertical sections, heads "working...
Fernald Closure - 2006 2006 Poster background has a color photo of plants at the edge fo a body of water. Across the top is "Fernald closure - 2006" in white. The poster has five vertical sections, heads "working safely", "...	Enjoy Hawaii 1981 Poster has brown ink printed on white paper. At the top left and right are stylized palm trees. Text reads "Enjoy / Hawaii / As The Grand Prize Winner In / A Benefit Drawing For / The 1982...
Vote Yes on 11 Campaign Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster is printed on white paper and has a photograph of a polluted beach scene at sunset that takes up most of the poster. The bottom is white with black print that reads "Calpirg''s / Vote Yes...	Untitled Late 20th Early 21st Century Laminated poster has a green printed background. At the top of the poster is a color photo of an Oakland Athletics baseball player pitching. At the top of the image is "great save! ''Eck''" in...
Recycle Rex Says... 1995 Poster has white unprinted edges enclosing a stylized, multicolor image of six dinosaurs standing on green grass. The central figure is wearing a green tank top with a "R" on it. At the bottom of...	Recycle Rex Late 20th Early 21st Century Multicolor poster is a book cover. The interior back flap shows the blue dinosaur Recycle Rex saying "Recycle Rex''s Doodle Zone". The back cover shows Recycle Rex standing with five other...
Recycle Rex Says... Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a multicolor,s tylized image of six dinosaurs standing on green grass. The central figure is wearing a green tank top with a "R" on it. Centered at the bottom of the poster is "Recycle...	Common Ground Country Fair 1992 Poster printed on white paper with black text and a central, stylized, multicolor image of a quilt with goats over the top. At the top of the poster is "Common Ground / Country Fair". At the...
Interplanetary Journey: Mother Earth 1994 Poster has a blue printed background. At the top are presenter logos and "Interplanetary Journey: / Mother Earth / a multimedia concert for piano, piano strings, images, birds, craviola and voice...	The Berkeley Community Gardening Collaborative Beebo Turman, photographer, Inkworks Press, printer circa 2000 Poster has a black background with white text. Above and below the title are mosaics of photographs picturing flowers, fruit, vegetables and the people that tend to the gardens including children...
Got Milked? Doug Minkler 1994 Poster printed on white paper with a central, stylized multicolor image of a cow with syringes in his back. At the top is "got milked?" The text and cow are surrounded by black phrases such as "...	The Unique Principle 1975 Poster printed on off-white paper. Centered at the top is "The Unique Principle / a guide to diagnosis, dietary therapy and practical macrobiotic theory". The rest of the poster instructs on the...
Simple Food Combining 1974 Poster has brown ink printed on yellowed white paper. At the top center is "Simple Food Combining". The poster contains text instructing readers on which foods can be combined and which shouldn''t...	Nutrition & Diet: Read the Label Trend Enterprises Inc., copyright 2001 Poster has a red background at the top and a background image of seeds or nuts at the bottom. At the top is a multicolor image of a cereal box next to a banana, celery, and a piece of cake and a...
Go Vegan! Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a multicolor photo of a musical group performing in front of an aggressive crowd. At the top is "Earth Crisis" in green. At the bottom is "Go Vegan!" in white.	Ionizing Radiation 1976 Poster has black ink printed on off-white paper. At the center is a stylized image of a woman, with organs visible. Lines coming from body parts lead to text explaining how those parts are...
Red Zinger Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster printed on white paper with a stylized, multicolor image of the ocean beneath a starry sky. At the right, a flower is dripping red liquid into a cup, which is radiating yellwo lightning...	Three Mile Island: The Accident Is Not Over 1980 Poster has black, red, and green ink printed on white paper. At the top is "Three Mile / Island" in black, "The Accident Is Not Over" in red, and a stylized silhouette of the stacks of a nuclear...