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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Think again PETA Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a large image of space with the earth at the center - the continents on the planet are formed by peices of red meat. At the top left corner of the planet, a bite has been taken out....	Did Your Food Have A Face? PETA Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a central black and white image of a pig on a field of grass. In a black background at the top is "Did Your Food Have A" in white and "Face?" in red. At the bottom left is a red...
Did Your Food Have A Face PETA Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a background image of a bloody cow head hanging on a hook in front of a wall of white square tiles. At the top is black text reading "Did Your Food Have A Face?" At the bottom of the...	KFC tortures animals PETA Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a background image of a bloody chicken with visible insides over a blood filled sink. At the top left is "KFC tortures animals" in white. At the bottom left of the poster is a website...
Boycott KFC PETA Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a green background with a red and white PETA logo at the top left corner and a black background across the top with a green, red, white and gray website. Near the top of the poster is "...	KFC Cruelty PETA Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a white background with red and blue text. At the top is "the colonel''s secret recipe:" in red and "live scalding, painful debeaking, crippled chickens." in blue. Central cartoon shows...
Save the Tiger Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster is handpainted on poster board. Green background at the top with an orange cartoon tiger holding a yellow flag with "From Siberia" in red at the left. Pink Speech bubble at the top right...	The Last of the Giants Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a black background with white text. At the top of the poster is a color image of a tall tree standing in front of other trees with a clear blue sky in the background. Below the image,...
Compassion Over Fashion 2004 Poster has a white heart surrounded by a splatter of red blood with black edges, set on a white background with repeated gray rabbit silhouettes. In the blood near the top of the poster is "PETA2....	Two Good Reasons PETA Late 20th Early 21st Century Top of poster has two young racoons sticking their heads out of a hole in a tree. On the deep red background at the bottom of the poster is "Two Good Reasons" in white, "Not To Buy Fur" in yellow...
What becomes a loser most PETA Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a black and white background image of a woman, Amy Sedaris as "Jerri Blank," making a face and crossing her arms over her fur-covered chest. At the top in white is "...	Fashion victim PETA Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a color background image of a cow with his ear tagged standing behind a wooden fence. A green bar near the bottom of the poster has green text reading "fashion victim / leather is dead...
Australia mutilates sheep PETA Late 20th Early 21st Century Top of poster has a blue background with "Australia" in red and "mutilates sheep:" in white. The text continues below the blue in a purple background "boycott Merino wool". Below the text is a...	They're not 'just a bit of trim' PETA Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a gray and white background with "they''re not ''just a bit of trim''" printed in black and red at the top of the poster. At the bottom left is a brown rabbit with white dashed lines...
Stop PETA Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a black background at the top with an orange and white PETA logo at the top right and "Stop" in red, "Mutilating Sheep Now!" in orange and "Boycott Australian Wool" in red. Beneath the...	Fur PETA Late 20th Early 21st Century Top of poster has an image of a dead animal (canine) laying on the dirt, skinned of his coat. At the top in red is "Fur". Bottom of the poster has a black background with "No Skin Off Your [black...
Ink Not Mink PETA Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a background image of a man (Tommy Lee) in a hat with his shirt off, revealing the tattoos covering his arms and stomach - on a white background. At the top right is "''InkNot Mink'' -...	Here's the rest of your fur coat PETA Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a background image of a woman in red lipstick and a black dress holding a dead and skinned fox up with her left hand - standing in front of a black background. Red and white PETA logo...
Three Good Reasons PETA Late 20th Early 21st Century Top of poster has a color image of three young racoons peeking over the edge of a log. Bottom of poster has a deep green background with "Three Good Reasons" in white, "Not To Buy Fur" in yellow...	Beauty is not about wearing someone else's coat PETA Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a grayscale background image of a woman lying naked on her back with her hands covering her breasts - set on a black background. At the top in red is "''beauty is not about wearing...
Turn your Back On Fur PETA Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a background image of four males and four females standing in a line naked with their backs turned toward the camera - background is red and they''re standing on a plush red carpet....	I'd rather go naked than wear fur PETA Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a background image of a woman posing nude, laying on her stomach and propped up on her forearms. At the top of the image is "''I''d rather go naked than wear fur,'' - Christy Turlington...
Important memo to the fur industry Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster hs black text and a black and white image printed on white paper. At the top is "(important memo to the fur industry) We Will No Longer Buy Anything Made From The Skins, Furs, Or Feathers...	Boycott Iams PETA Late 20th Early 21st Century Top of poster has an orange background with "Boycott Iams" in white and "stop Cruel animal tests." in black. At the bottom right is a photo of a puppy sitting and looking up. To the left of the...