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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Solar energy expo and rally 1994 Poster has a multicolor, stylized background image of the sun over the earth. Image at the top has a full color image of a solar powered automobile in front of a building in the mountains inside a...	Bottle Bottle Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has red and blue ink printed on tan paperboard. At the top is "Bottle Bottle / Who''s Got The Bottle?" Below the text are stylized images of dancing bottoles with faces in three sizes -...
Watershed 1996 Poster consists of black print on white paper. Rectangular image with the text "Watershed / Down to Earth: Texture of Words" alongside abstract drawings of people and nature with the text of a...	Return of Three Mile Island Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster is printed on tan paper with text and images in green. The poster has a border of two thin green lines. The top edge of the poster has the text: "The Progressive Student organization of U.C...
Stewards of the Earth Inkworks Press, printer Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has green ink printed on beige paper. At the top is a list of presenters and "Stewards Of The Earth / a return to the garden / how to bring Earth Day home" followed by a stylized globe of...	Odwalla: Waters From Another World Late 20th Early 21st Century The poster has a thin unprinted border overall. The background has a highly stylized drawing with a purple sky filled with comets and other celestial bodies, an orange hill, and several stylized...
Our Cattle Don't Do Drugs Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster printed on white paper. At the top is "''Our Cattle Don''t Do Drugs'' / Neither Do Our Chickens, Turkeys, Pigs_" in black with a stylized, multicolor image of farm animals looking at a cow...	untitled (farm workers) 1976 Poster has white unprinted edges enclosing a stylized, multicolor image of men standing among farming equipment in front of a barn.
Working Vegetables Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster printed on white paper. At the top is "working vegetables" and a stylized, color photo of vegetables with faces dressed like farmers holding farming tools. At the bottom of the poster is...	untitled (co-op car in front of train station) 1976 Poster has white unprinted edges enclosing a multicolor, stylized image of three men standing behind a Co-Op car that''s parked in front of a train station.
untitled (couple overlooking a farm) 1976 Poster has white unprinted edges enclosing a multicolor, stylized image of a man and woman standing in front of an automobile, both looking out over a field of grain abutting a farm house and barn...	Farmers Cooperative 1976 Poster has white unprinted edges enclosing a multicolor, stylized image of five men in front of a building labeled "Farmers Cooperative" as a child rides a tricyle in the dirt road in front of...
Fair Trade Coffee Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a brown printed background. At the left is a stylized, multicolor image of farmers walking with tools. At the bottom left is a "Certified Organic" stamp. At the bottom right is a "Fair...	Ecological Farming Conference 2005 Poster printed on white paper. At the top is "the 25th annual / ecological farming conference / ''eco-farm silver anniversary: / shining light on the path to sustainable agriculture''" in black,...
Hoes Down Harvest Festival 2004 Poster has green and purple ink printed on gray paper. At the top is "an on-farm benefit for / sustainable agriculture / 17th annual / Hoes Down / Harvest Festival / Celebrate Rural Living" with a...	Agricultural Roots Fair 2004 Poster printed on white paper, feathered purple at the bottom. At the top is "Agricultural Roots Fair / cFree Community Festival" in orange and purple. At the center is a grid of 16 photos (4x4)...
Farmers United Against the Airport for Land Northland Poster Collective, Ricardo Levins Morales, artist Late 20th Early 21st Century Small poster that has a black and white drawing in the center of Japanese people yelling. Behind them is a tower with banners that have Japanese characters on them. The poster reads from top to...	Agricultural Roots Fair 2003 Poster printed on white paper, feathered green at the bottom. At the top is "Agricultural Roots Fair / celebrate the harvest and connections of cultures to the land / join the fun! Free and Open...
Tropical Deforestation Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has brown ink printed on white paper with an image of cattle roaming around a dry, cracked desert. At the left is a McDonald''s sign. At the top right is "tropical deforestation / ''at...	Fair Trade is Boo-Tiful Global Exchange, publisher, Inkworks Press, printer Late 20th Early 21st Century Multi-color poster printed on white paper shows a graphic of a white ghost on a black background on the upper portion of the page. A green curling vine appears behind the ghost in the top right...
Future Food Careers Inkworks Press, printer, Rosy Keyser Winterer, artist 2006 Poster has a white background overall. The top of the poster has text in black: "Series Of Talks And Conversations / Fall 2006 U.C. Berkeley / College of Environmental Design, / Wurster Hall room...	Save Energy! 1991 Poster printed on white paper. At the top is "Save Energy!" in pink. At the center is a stylized, multicolor cartoon image of two Care Bears, one with a sun on his stomach and one with a heart and...
The Population Bomb is Everyone's Baby Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster is actually a sticker, with the back paper portion still adhered. On the sticker is a blue and black baby carrigage with the words "The / Population / Bomb / Is / Everyone''s / Baby"....	Frank Talk About Wieners 1993 Poster printed on white paper. At the top is a brown, blue, red, white, and pink stylized image of a man cooking hot dogs on a barbeque, standing on a stook above a pile of meat, all in front of...