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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Unsafe Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has black ink printed on white paper. At the center is a photo of a man''s face. At the top of the poster is "Unsafe". At the bottom of the poster is "California Republican William...	Unsafe Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has black ink printed on white paper with a central image of a man in a suit, tie and glasses speaking. At the top and bottom are black strips with "Unsafe" at the top and "the Rev. Lou...
Unsafe Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has black ink printed on white paper with a photo of a man with a moustache. At the top is "Unsafe". At the bottom is a black strip with white text reading "homosexual businessman Ray...	Unsafe Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has black ink printed on white paper with a photo of a man''s smiling face. At the top is "Unsafe". At teh bottom is "Louis Sullivan, Secretary of Health and Human Services in the Bush...
Marlboro: Unsafe Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has black ink printed on white paper. At the top is a black strip with white text reading "The Marlboro Man, poker-faced personification of Marlboro cigarettes, helps Phillp Morris /...	Sex Is. 1989 Poster has a white background with black text. Main image is of a man posing naked save for a shirt that is pulled up to his chin, with his arms behind his head. Poster reads, "Sex Is."
B Safe 1986 Poster has a black printed background. At the top is a 5x4 grid of black and white photo of male body parts. In a square at the bottom right, a yellow circle with "B / Safe" covers an image of a...	ARC AIDS Vigil Ronald D. Henggeler 1986 Poster has black ink printed on white paper. The border is a stylized chain, enclosing spirals of black. At the center is a torch with "Since / Oct. /27 / 1985" on the front. To the left and...
Queer Boy Leslie Hirsch, photographer 1994 Main poster image is a photograph of men in front of walls with graffiti art. In the foreground is an image of a man wearing all pink and make-up. In the middle ground is a group of three men...	Holocaust Candidates Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has black and red ink printed on white paper. Across the top is "Holocaust Candidates". At the left is "Germany Tried / Hitler" with a black and white photo of Hitler and a bulleted list of...
Untitled Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a black and white background photo of the left half of a female figure''s face. White text over the image reads "sister, / love is blind. / AIDS is too. / protect yourself." with a...	There's a Time to Talk... Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a pink wavy border enclosing a black and white image of three naked men - two standing front to back at the left while the third man kneels at the right, placing a condom on the central...
Pull Yourself Out of Freefall Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster printed on white paper and shows two figures in pajamas falling while reaching for telephones in purple. Green text at the top reads "Pull Yourself Out Of Freefall / Tonight, Share Your...	Emancipation: Redefining Our Lives With HIV Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster printed on white paper with a background of "HIV/AIDS" repeated. The top and bottom edges are solid orange. Black and white text at the top reads "Minnesota men of color / emancipation /...
Break the Silence 1990 Poster has black ink printed on pink paper. At the top is "Break The / Silence". At the center is a stylized image of a woman shouting "Women / Get / AIDS / Too". At the bottom is "in the United...	Wisdom in Action 2007 Poster printed on white paper with a brown background. At the top left is a color photo of a statue, with palms pressed together over the chest. At the right is a color photo of burning candles....
Seder Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has red cray, black marker and green crayon text handwritten on yellow paper with horizontal pencil lines drawn on. Text at the top reads "from slavery / to freedom / Seder / Monday, Ap 24...	Universal Life Church Picnic 1971 Poster has black ink printed on tan paper with an illustration of a man lounging at the base of a staircase filled with angels and surrounded by clouds. At the top right is "Universal / Life /...
Dance Benefit for Bethany Church Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster printed on white paper with a background of various shades of red. At the left is a stylized image of a female. At the right is the text "Dance / Benefit / For / Bethany Church / 1268...	Smoke Out Rev. Moon 1976 Poster has black ink printed on white paper with a stylized image of a man dangling from the window of a tall building, with a hammer poised over his hands. The man is saying "Oh No, Not / Another...
Untitled 2004 Poster has black ink printed on yellow paper. At the top is "faith, work, and justice: / a week-long dialogue on the crisis of working poverty / and action for economic justice / March 1-5, 2004...	Keeping the Faith Incite Collective circa 1982 Poster has black ink printed on white paper with a collage of images - a man in a hat smoking a cigar at the top left; KKK hooded figures at the left center; a man dressed as the pope at the...
Stop the Unholy Crusade Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has black and orange ink printed on white paper. Across the top is "stop the unholy crusade / against lesbian, gay, bisexual / and transgender people". At the left is the Soul Force logo....	Re:New Berkeley Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a red woodgrain background with white at the top, from which a white hand is reaching down toward the shaded white figures near the bottom of the poster. At the top right is "Re:New /...