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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Self Made Doug Minkler, artist 1984 Poster with quote from Lenin underneath a stylzied drawing of a human figure in black, pale green, yellow, and red with the words "SELF MADE" below.	The Workers Struggle Has No Borders Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster with Spanish text in red bar at top, black text reading "The Workers Struggle Has No Borders" in black next to a stylized image of Che Guevara in black on white background, and web address...
Untitled Doug Minkler, artist 1984 Poster with colorful art by Dough Minkler and text from German poet Bertolt Brecht. Text in black below art. Art is somewhat abstract with areads of green, gray, yellow, red, black, and brown,...	There's lots of good reason to end capitalism. Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster with red text at bottom. Top part of the poster is a red dollar sign on blue, but both the red and blue are made up of worlds, logos, and drawing (such as Vietnam, Profits!, KKK, CIA,...
Register to Vote In Berkeley Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster urging students at Berkeley to register to vote on campus. Poster has text in black, text on signs at bottom, and an illustration of a Doonesbury character at top left. Paper is yellow.	Untitled Hollinger, artist 1972 Poster with illustration of the Statue of Liberty with a black flag held over her head in her right arm. Left arm is holding a globe. Below are broked pieces of a chain/shackles. Background is...
Bill of Rights Void Where Prohibited By Law Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster with a facsimile of the U.S. Bill of Rights documents with "Void Where Prohibited By Law" stamped in Red on top of it.	Seeing Red: Stories of American Communists 1984 Poster for the film "Seeing Red: Stories of American Communists," with two women and one man standing in front of an American flag. There is a red hammer and sickle in the "R" in "Red." Same image...
Lenin-October A. Kapitan, artist, Liberation Graphics, printer 1987 Reproduction of a Soviet poster with an illustration by A. Kapitan. Illustration is a stylized Lenin in red, with the hammer and sickle on a white circle. Cyrillic text above, below, and at right...	Larry Shoup For City Council Allied Printing, printer Late 20th Early 21st Century Campaign poster for Larry Shoup for City Council. Poster has bright orange text on a dark blue background, with white border. "Progressive Leadership" in white at bottom.
Fight War Not Wars End Police Oppression Charlene Hassencahl, artist 1985 Poster with a very dark street scene with two figures at center and right dressed in punk outfits. At left is yellow graffiti on a wall that reads "Fight War Not Wars End Police Oppression."	Warren Hinckle for Mayor Late 20th Early 21st Century Election poster for Warren Hinckle for mayor. Poster is white with maroon, blue, and red text. At center is a color photograph of a plate with poop and campaign buttons for Roger Boas, John...
Vote Today For Ronald V. Dellums Allied Printing, printer Late 20th Early 21st Century Campaign poster for Ron Dellums, running for Representative in Congress, 8th District. Poster is white with green text, surrounded by a thick black border. At center is a black and white...	Dellums for Congress Denton for BART Late 20th Early 21st Century Election poster for Ron Dellums for Congress, Denton for BART, and voting Yes on "W." Poster has blue text on a white background, with two horizontal bars--one at top and one above"Vote Tuesday...
Fight The Repeal of District Elections...Register to vote. Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster with a stylized cityscape of San Francisco in blue, with text about registering to vote and fighting the repeal fo district elections. Text in blue on pale yellow paper.	Berkeley City Money Out Of South Africa And Back To Berkeley Malaquias Montoya 1979 Election poster supporting voting Yes on A & B, to get Berkeley money out of South Africa. Poster has a gray, black, and white stylized illustration of a human head with chains and dollar...
Stop Rent Rip-Offs 1977 Election poster supporting voting Yes on B & F in a Berkeley election. Poster has red block text on white paper. The words "Stop Ren" are on an octagonal stop sign.	Keep Maudelle Shirek on the Berkeley City Council! Allied Printing, printer Late 20th Early 21st Century Election poster for Maudelle Shirek for Berkeley City Council. Poster is white with dark blue text and a black and white photo of Shirek with Jessie Jackson at top left.
Maudelle Shirek for City Council Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster for Maudelle Shirek running for city council. Illustration of Shirek at center with African textile pattern in green, black, orange, and pink in background. Text above and below in orange...	Untitled Late 20th Early 21st Century Election poster made by the Berkeley Housing Coalition supporting voting Yes on propositions B, F, and D. Poster has black block text on orange paper.
Untitled Allied Printing, printer Late 20th Early 21st Century Election poster for Cassandra Lopez, running for City Council District 1. Poster is white with alternating lines of black and red text and a black and white photograph of the candidate.	Margot Dashiell Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has black ink printed on yellow paper. At the top is "Congressman Ron Dellums / Assembleyman John Miller / Supervisor John George / Endorse" with a black and white photo of an African...
Hancock-Brown City Council Late 20th Early 21st Century Election poster for Hancock and Brown running for city council. Black and white photograph of candidates sitting inside a cement tube.	Active Resistance '98 1998 Poster has red and black ink screen printed on tan paper. The majority of the background is black, with a triangular portion at the top right unprinted. Across the top is "Active / Resistance ''98...