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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Elect Mark Allen Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster consists of blue print on orange paper. Image at the right of a man with an afro hairstyle, eyeglasses, a mustache and a turtleneck. The text reads "elect / Mark / Allen / Berkeley / City...	Elect Mark Allen Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster consists of blue print on white paper. Image at the right of a man with an afro hairstyle, eyeglasses, a mustache and a turtleneck. The text reads "elect / Mark / Allen / Berkeley / City...
The Revolutionary Communist Party 1980 Poster has white unprinted edges enclosing a black background. At the top is "the Revolutionary Communist / Party and its Chairman, / Bob Avakian, / are the target / of the most / vicious attack...	untitled (cows) Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has black ink printed on a brown paper bread bag and shows a herd of cows grazing. Speech bubbles from the cows read "How Come You''re Wearing A Bell?" "Because My Horns Don''t Work"; "...
Henry Winston Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has black and white image at the left of a man in a suit standing and speaking. At the right is black text on a white background with a quotation reading "they robbed me of my sight but not...	Beat Big Business Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster printed on white paper. At the top is a circle with the top right quarter in yellow with a black and white image of two men and the text "Hall & Tyner / President Vice-President" in...
Bailey Hancock Brown Simmons 1971 Poster has purple ink printed on white tractor feed paper. At the top is "bailey hancock / brown simmons". At the bottom is a line of four faces. ...	April Coalition 1971 Poster is printed on tractor feed printer paper with purple ink. In the top center is a drawing of a butterfly with images of people''s faces in the body area. Poster reads, "April...
Revolt Against Work 1975 Poster has black ink printed on newspaper. At the top is a stylized comic illustration of three men dancing in front of a large ovale, with animals playing instruments in the background. In a...	Keith Carson for Supervisor Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has white unprinted edges enclosing a blue background with white and electric yellow text reading "Another Neighbor For / Keith / Carson / for Supervisor".
Vote Yes on Prop I Berkeley 1970 Workshop Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has brown ink printed on white tractor paper. The background has a silhouette image of a house. Text reads "Vote / Yes on Prop. i / June 6".	Ying Lee Kelley Berkeley 1970 Workshop Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has red ink printed on white tractor paper. At the center is an arch of text, moving from the left edge at the top to the right edge at the bottom. The text reads "Ying Lee Kelley / Mayor...
1 Su Negrin, graphic design, Times Change Press, printer 1970 Poster has a green printed background with white text. At the center is a large "1". At the left is "and even / if it seems / to you / that you never / had so much / that is only / the slogan / of...	untitled (communist soldiers) Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has black ink printed on brown paper with a stylized image of Communist soldiers marching thorugh marshlands, with leaves tucked in their jackets and a flag with a hammer and sickle logo...
Break Monopolies' Grip! 1979 Poster has a black printed background. At the top is "Put People''s Needs Before Corporate Profits! / Break Monopolies'' Grip! / rally with / Gus Hall and Angela Davis". At the center is a...	untitled (peasant song) Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster printed on off-white paper. At the top is a black and white photo of a line of Chinese workers holding pick-axes. At the bottom left is an excerpt from the Peasant Song from 1958 - "there...
untitled (dam) Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster printed on white paper. At the center is a multicolor,s tylized image of a dam across the width of a river, with green fields on both sides. To the bottom left of the image is pink Chinese...	untitled (Mao Tse-Tung quote) Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster printed on off-white paper with a thin yellow line border. At the top left is a red and black illustration of Mao Zedong''s (Mao Tse-Tung) face. Red text on the poster is a qupte by Zedong...
untitled (teaching scene) Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster printed on white paper. At the top is a multicolor image of a man standing in front of a large number of seated boys and men in gray and green uniforms. The man stands below a red flag with...	Dellums Endorses... Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has white text on a blue background reading "Dellums / Endorses / Larry / Duga / Office / 2 / Dawn / Girard / Office 3 / Municipal / Court / Vote June 8".
Live the Revolution Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has red and black ink printed on blue paper. The poster has a stylized image of a man in a suit weraing a bowtie with an anarchy pin on his lapel. Black rays extend outward from behind the...	Jelinek Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has white unprinted edges enclosing a red background. At the right is a yellow moon with a face and stars. At the left is "a mayor / to share / the values of / Berkeley." in white. At the...
Jelineck Inkworks Press, printer Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a blue printed background with "Jelinek / Mayor / for all of Berkeley" in yellow and white.	Yes on O Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has white unprinted edges enclosing a yellow background with green text and a stylized green and white open book at the bottom. Text at the top reads "save our libraries / Yes on O".