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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We are not nuggets PETA Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a background image of a group of baby chicks. White text through the middle reads "we are not nuggets!" At the bottom is orange text reading "please don''t eat us. vegetarians save 95...	Did Your Food Have A Face Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a black background at the top with white and pink text reading "Did Your Food Have" followed by a white background with "A Face?" in pink. Below the text is a black and white photo of...
Go Vegetarin PETA Late 20th Early 21st Century Top half of poster has an imgae of fish swimming in front of a reef. A wavy green background below the photo has blue text reading "what do you mean, you ''only'' eat fish?" A wavy blue background...	Holidays Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has white text and a red graphic on a blue background. Text at top reads "Holidays". Centered on the poster is the red shaded shape of a turkey. At the bottom of the poster is "Are Murder...
Untitled PETA Late 20th Early 21st Century Top half of poster has a black and white photo of an elephant with chains on his feet. On the black background on the bottom half of the poster is a white quote from Richard Pryor reading "But For...	Dead PETA Late 20th Early 21st Century Top half of poster has an image of two elephants walking side by side. On the red background on the bottom half of the poster is "Benjamin:" in black followed by "born 1995" in white and "Kenny:"...
Beaten PETA Late 20th Early 21st Century Top half of poster has an image showing an elephant kneeling in the mud moving an object with her trunk. On the red background at the bottom is "Anjelica:" in black followed by "born 1997" in...	We're Ele-Friendly! Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has image at top of an adult and baby elephant walking in a meadow of yellowed grass. At the bottom of the poster is a blue background with "we''re ele-friendly!" in white and "we don''t...
Endless Pain 1987 Poster has a black and white image and white text on a black background with white borders. Central image shows a monkey with his face covered by something. In a white text box at the bottom right...	Injustice PETA Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has an image at the top left of a shackled human foot and an image at the top right of a chained elephant foot. Centered on the poster is a black background with a white and red quote from...
Walk In The Wild 2006 Poster has image at the top left that shows a man in a chef hat carrying a pot of steaming lobsters through a shallow pond filled with flamingos. A yellow banner at the top left has red text...	Sign This Petition Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has seven color photos scattered on a white background with black text at the left near the center. Text reads "Sign This Petition To Protect Animals." Photos show: top left - a white...
California Wildlife In Trouble! Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a beige and white scribble background with black text and a colored image. In green at the top is "California Wildlife In Trouble!" followed by an image of a wildlife scene with...	Think Ink Not Mink PETA Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a background image of Dennis Rodman sitting naked on a white stool flexing his right bicept and showing off his tattoos. At the top right is a quote from Rodman in black reading "Think...
Fur Is Dead PETA Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a background image of singer/songwriter P!ink in front of a purple background wearing a white "Cruelty" shirt that she appears to be tearing off. Diagonally across her chest is a pink...	Gov. Jerry Brown Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has black text and images printed on yellow paper. Text at top reads "Gov. Jerry Brown / Rally To Save Headwaters Forest And For The Yes On Prop. 212 Campaign" followed by an image of a cat...
There's No Excuse PETA Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a central black and white image of a wolf with his front paw caught in a brown trap. In a pink background at the top is "There''s No Excuse" in black and white text. A pink background...	Boycott Boise Cascade Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has black text and a color image printed on white paper. Text at top reads "Boycott Boise Cascade" followed by a photo of a woman kneeling on a large tree stump in a forest - the caption...
Fire and Forests Roadshow 2004 Poster has a background image of an excavator demolition claw above the stumps and wood chips of what used to be a forest. At the top is red text reading "Oxygen Collectives / Fire And Forest...	Zane Grey Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster shows a cartoon scene of the woods with woodland creatures hiding in and among the trees at the left - the right side of the forest is just stumps with a road at the bottom right. Above the...
Cove/Mallard Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has black and white background image of a cartoon forest with the shape of Idaho imposed over the top. At the top of the poster, imposed over the top of Idaho is "Cove/Mallard Timber Sales...	Warning! Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a red background with a white border. Background image at the top is a black and white skull. At the top of the poster in white is "Warning! Picking And Eating Wild Mushrooms Can Kill...
Soon We'll All Be Gone Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a central image of a brown tree stump with a beige speech bubble in the blue sky overhead filled with brown text reading "Soon We''ll All Be Gone". Printed on beige paper.	Wake of the Whale Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a background image of a whale''s tail. At the top in a white text box imposed over the image is "Wake Of The Whale" followed by the date and location in black. The text box continues to...