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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Animals Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a green background with color photos and white text. Across the top is "The Humane Society Of The United States / Animals / It''s Their World Too" with colorful cartoon animals (cat,...	Festival for the Animals Inkworks Press, printer 1992 Poster has a white background. At the top are the sponsors'' logos in blue - In Defense of Animals, Paul Mitchell, and Sierra Nevada Brewing - followed by the date in red. Beneath the text are two...
Extinction or survival for California's endangered wildlife? Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a central image of a scene of mountains with trees - a clear globe sits at the center with various photos of wildlife. Across the top of the scene is "extinction or survival for...	Stop buying from pet stores PETA Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a central color image of a brown and white dog sitting on his hind legs with "my life depends on it." in white to the right. In the black background at the top is "Stop buying from" in...
Boycott PetCo PETA Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a white background with "PetNo" in red followed by "where the pets die." in black with a red and blue dead bird cartoon at the bottom left positioned at the top right of the poster....	The Concept is Simple: Animals Have Rights Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster is divided into four equal sections, with vertical and horizontal perforated lines through the center. Each section has a photo at the center with a crumpled effect placed on a brown paper...
Buck the rodeo PETA Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a black background with a black and white photo near the top showing men in cowboy hats in a rodeo ring lassoing a cow. Above the image, at the top of the poster, is "Contest Of Cruelty...	The Slave Trade is Alive and Kicking PETA Late 20th Early 21st Century Top of poster has a photo of an elephant''s foot with a metal chain wrapped around it. In the black background at the bottom of the poster is orange text reading "The Slave Trade Is Alive And...
Help me! PETA Late 20th Early 21st Century Top of poster has a color image of a baby big cat (tiger?) biting one of the metal bars of his cage. In the orange background at the bottom of the poster is "calling all children..." in black, "...	Ayudenme PETA Late 20th Early 21st Century Top of poster has a color image of a baby big cat (tiger?) biting one of the metal bars of his cage. In the orange background at the bottom of the poster is "!atencion ninos!" in black, "ayudenme...
RIP PETA Late 20th Early 21st Century Top of poster has a color image of two elephants walking next to each other. In a white bar beneath the image is "Ringling kills baby elephants" in black. On a black background at the bottom of...	Turn over a new leaf PETA Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a light purple background with a picture of Pamela Anderson in a bikini made out of lettuce leaves with sequins. Near the bottom, over Anderson''s torso, is "turn over a new leaf / try...
All Animals Have The Same Parts PETA Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster shows a naked woman sitting with her back to the camera - over the woman''s bear body are the names of meat cuts in black - chuck, shoulder, rib, breast, loin, rump, round and soup bone -...	Go veg with PETA & Paul PETA Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a color photo of Paul McCartney wearing a black jacket and shirt with a red stop sign reading "Stop Eating Animals" at the right. At the left is a green background with "go veg with...
Life On The Farm Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a background photo of rows and columns of chicken in cages - normal exposure at the center but tinted orange at the left and yellow at the right. At the top left is "Life On The Farm"...	What's wrong with milk and eggs? Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a blue background at the top with "what''s wrong with milk and eggs?" in white and green text followed by "egg-laying hens and dairy cows suffer teerribly on factory farms and are...
Join the vegetarian revolution Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a blue background at the top with "join the" in white, "vegetarian" in green and "revolution!" in orange followed by a paragraph of white text with suggestions for how to male the foods...	What's wrong with eating meat? Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a blue background at the top with "what''s wrong with" in white, "eating meat?" in yellow and "pigs, cows, and chickens are individuals with feelings - they experience love, happiness,...
Eating meat can cause impotence PETA Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a black and white image of a woman from the 40s/50s sitting up against a pillow stretching. At the top are abstract pink and blue shapes with black text imposed over them and the photo...	How do animal products hurt the planet and your health? Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a blue background at the top with "how do animal products hurt the planet and your health?" in white, light blue and pink. To the bottom left of the text is a circular planet with a...
Smart As A Chicken Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a yellow background down the left side and a larger ornage background at the right, showing a semi-transparent image of a chicken''s face. At the left is a large image of a chicken. At...	End Of The Line Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a central color image of chickens hanging on metal lines with a worker at the right. At the right is are more chickens on the metal line, tinted orange. At the top center and right is "...
You Can Save Lives One Meal At A Time Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has central color image of a man (Russell Simmons) in a gray and black hoodie and a white PETA hat with a chicken to the bottom right - all on an orange/yellow background. White quote at...	Please don't eat Babe for breakfast PETA Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a black background with the photo of a little pig at the right. Down the left side is "please" in blue, "don''t eat" in pink and "Babe for breakfrast!" in yellow. In a pink bar across...