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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California: Wine Land of America Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has white unprinted edges enclosing a stylized, multicolor map of California, with wine districts labeled and images of other things the areas are known for. At the top is "California" in...	S.F. is #1 David Smith, graphic artist 1978 Poster has a black background wtih off-white text and images. At the center, a man''s hand is giving a thumbs down. At the top is "S.F. / is / #1". At the left near the bottom, the text follows...
Speed Gets You Nowhere 1970 Poster printed on white paper. At the top is "Speed gets you / Nowhere" in purple. At the bottom is a blue, green, yellow and white folliage design with stylized images over the top - a yellow and...	Tobacco Free America Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster printed on white paper. At the top is a stylized image of a featureless black figure standing behind bars made of lit cigarettes. At the top left is a blue square with white stars like an...
Drug Abuse: Escape to Nowhere 1970 Poster has "Drug Abuse: escape to Nowhere" printed in black in the upper left corner. Below is an abstract drawing of a pink bird with a face and bones below.	Dance Marathon World Tour 2007 Poster has white unprinted edges enclosing a background that transitions from orange at the top to green at the bottom. Stylized, semitransparent images on the background show world famous sites,...
Join Us Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a gray background image of featureless figures holding up a blue glowing light bulb. Black text over the top begins with "Join Us / the Bluelights Campaign is launcing a national...	Care to Dance 1991 Poster printed on white paper with a blue, sky-like background with a stylized image of a juke box spitting out records. Black and pink text on the poster reads "a five-hour / fundraising dance /...
Clean & Sober Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster is printed on white paper. Poster has a yellow background with a red border. At the top of the poster is text that reads: "Clean & / Sober". Under this text is a "plus" sign next to an...	untitled (AIDS marathon) 2006 Color poster for the 2006 National AIDS Marathon. At the top left is a color photo of San Francisco with one of the Golden Gate Bridge towers in the fore. The bottom left is blue with "training...
Move Against AIDS Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a blue printed background. At the top is a black and white image of laughing faces. Below the image is "Fight For Your Right / To Live" in white. Near the center is a white box with an...	AIDS Dance-A-Thon Keith Haring 1993 Poster has a red, blue, yellow, pink, green, and purple background. At the top is a stylized image of featureless, multicolor figures dancing. Below the image is "AIDS Dance-A-Thon / a five hour...
AIDS Dance-A-Thon Keith Haring 1992 Poster has a black printed background. At the top is a stylized image of featureless, multicolor figures dancing. Below the image is "AIDS Dance-A-Thon / a five hour fundraising dance extravaganza...	untitled (AIDS marathon) 2005 Color poster for the 2005 National AIDS Marathon. At the top left is a color photo of a beach, with "Destination: / Honolulu / Hawaii" in black, white and yellow over the top. At the left is a...
Who Will Take Care of Him? Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a black and white photo of a baby. The right edge is black with white text reading: "don''t take / chances. the HIV / virus that causes / AIDS can be a killer. / if you already / have...	Reasons Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a black and white image background. At the center is a sepia image of two figures dancing. Black and white text over the images reads "reasons / compare bra sizes with madonna / with...
The Substance of Things Hoped For 1993 Poster has black ink printed on white paper. At the top is a black strip with "African-American AIDS, Support-Services, And Survival Institute, Inc." followed by a collage of images of a piano and...	untitled (Asian text and figure in a leather jacket) Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a black and white photo of a man in a leather jacket. The right edge is black with white Asian text and the AIDS Health Project logo and phone number. At the top is a gray box with...
Take Action Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a green tinted background showing knuckles with a condom resting on the top. Over the image is pink lined text reading "young gay and bisexual men / Take Action". Poster verso has...	Synanon Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has red and blue ink printed on tan paper. At the top is an S logo with "Synanon" below. Down the left and right edges is "synanon fair 110 lombard st. s.f. june 24-25". At the bottom of...
Untitled Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has black ink printed on white paper with an image of a field of flowers. At the top is "3,000,000 Women Will Die / Of AIDS During This Decade / Center for Disease Control, 1992".	Unsafe Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has black ink printed on white paper. At the center is a photo of George H. W. Bush''s face. At the top left of the image is a copy of a newsclipping for an article titled "Bush ''...
Vote No On 64 Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has black and red ink printed on yellow paper. At the top is "vote no on 64" in a red strip, follwoed by "it won''t stop AIDS / you could lose your job / the cost is staggering" in black....	Unsafe Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has black ink printed on white paper. At the center is a photo of George H. W. Bush''s face. At the top of the poster is "Unsafe". At the bottom is "President George Bush offers a ''kinder...