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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Replace the Berkeley City Council Majority! Berkeley Citizens Action, publisher Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster consists of red print on white paper. Text reads "Replace The Berkeley City Council Majority!" On the bottom is text enclosed in a thin rectangle and reads "Berkeley Citizens Action urges...	Vote Today Inkworks Press Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster printed with red ink on white paper. "Vote Today" is printed in large red font on a white background with a jagged border. The rest of the page has an overall red background. White text...
Register to Vote in Berkeley Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has black ink printed on yellow paper. At the top left is a cartoon image of a man wearing a star shirt, seen from the side. At the top right is "Register / To Vote / In / Berkeley / All...	Untitled Jane Scherr, photographer Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster printed on white paper. At the top is "if you don''t vote, / don''t complain" in red. At the center is a black and white photo of a gas pump meter. At the bottom of the poster is "you must...
Untitled Andrew Marino, designer 1977 Poster has a red background with a black and white line drawing of a man in the lower left corner. The upper right corner has a small circle with several fists and "Unite Against War, Racism...	Untitled 1981 Poster has orange ink printed on white paper. At the top is a silhouetted image of figures holding up a banner reading "President Reagan, Congress". In the shaded bodies is "we demand / our...
The Fourth International French General Strike Film Circa 1968 Poster has red and black ink screenprinted on white paper. At the top is a stylized image of a flag waving above a line of bayonetes. On the flag is a star with a hammer and sickle logo at the...	Help Build the Socialist Alternative 1972 Poster printed on white paper with a black and red tinted photo of young people filling a wide path between trees, with a city in the background. At the top is "1972 and beyond... / help build /...
Vote Socialist Workers in 68 1968 Poster printed on white paper. At the top is "End The War In Vietnam" in blue and "Bring The GIs Home Now" in purple and black, repeated five times. At the center is the same image repeated three...	Eugene V. Debs 1972 Poster has black and blue ink printed on white paper. At the center of the poster is a black and white photo of a bald man in glasses shouting and clapping, seen from the side. Above the image is...
Register to Vote Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has black ink printed on off-white paper with text reading "Ying Kelley / for / Mayor Of Berkeley / Rent Control Now! / Register / To Vote / If you''re new here (no waiting period) / If...	There Are Lots of Good Reasons to Oppose Capitalism Young Socialist Alliance, Distributor Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has black and green ink printed on white paper. At the top are lists of political organizations and issues, with black and white images of a city, a figure in a mask, a hanger, and Richard...
Vote Today Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster printed with red ink on white paper. "Vote Today" is printed in large red font on a white background with a jagged border. Text on the lower portion of the page reads, "Yes on I No on J...	Lower Rent Rainbow Zenith Press 1977 Poster has blue ink printed on white paper. Text reads, "Register to Vote / for / LOWER / RENT / Sign the Berkeley / Rent Control and / Tenant Union / Petitions / You Must Be Registered /...
Vote Today Inkworks Press, printer Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster printed with red ink on white paper. "Vote Today" is printed in large red font on a white background with a jagged border. Text on the lower portion of the page reads, "Yes on I No on J...	Vote Today Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster printed with red ink on white paper. "Vote Today" is printed in large red font on a white background with a jagged border. Text on the lower portion of the page reads, "Yes on I No on J...
Vote Today Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster printed with red ink on white paper. "Vote Today" is printed in large red font on a white background with a jagged border. The rest of the page has an overall red background. White text...	Rush Shines the Light of Truth 1994 Poster has a black printed background. At the top is a stylized cartoon-like image of political figures from the 1990s, with Bill Clinton in the fore and Rush Limbaugh at the top right. The...
Here's Where to Vote Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has black ink printed on white paper. At the left is a map of Berkeley with "post this / in the lobby / of your residence" at the top left. At the top right is "here''s where to vote /...	Vote Socialist Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a gray bakground image printed on white paper showing people marching through the streets of a city with revolutionary and political signs. At the top is "Vote Socialist" in blue. Down...
Vote Socialist Workers in 68 [1968] 1968 Poster printed in black, red, and orange ink on white paper. The poster is divided by a horizontal black line through the center with the text "Bring the GIs Home Now" above and "The Enemy is at...	May 1st: International Workers Day 1994 Poster printed on newspaper and shows a multicolor, stylized image of a riotous street scene, with masked figures, police officers, and an overturned police car on fire. At the top left is "we are...
Break the Chains! Unleash the Fury of the Women as a Mighty Force for Revolution! 1997 Poster has a blue background with black and white text. The image is of a group of people in working uniforms with different emotions on all their faces. Two people have caps and two people have...	We Are Human Beings 1998 Poster is printed on news print. Poster is a notice for International Workers Day. Poster has a purple background. At the bottom right is an image of the planet earth with flames behind it flying...