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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May-81 Inkworks Press 1977 Poster has a central red background printed on yellow paper and shows a pait of hands holding a gear. At the bottom right is "May / 1977". The poster has six columns of events organized by date....	May-81 1977 Poster has a central red background printed on yellow paper and shows a pait of hands holding a gear. At the bottom right is "May / 1977". Across the bottom edge is "East Bay Calendar Of Political...
Feb-83 1979 Poster has a central red background printed on white paper. At the center is a white stylized image of a crowd of people with Arabic text above. At the top of the poster is "February 79". Across...	Inkworks Inkworks Press 1977 Poster printed on white paper, divided into horizontal sections in blue, green, yellow, orange and red. At the top left and right is "Dance!" and "Baile!" Centered at the top is "a benefit for /...
Inkworks Inkworks Press 1980 Poster has a background that transitions from red at the top through to orange at the center and yellow at the bottom. At the top right is "inkworks" in white. Down the right side is a blue 1980...	Content Art: Contemporary Issues Doug Minkler, artist 1985 Multi-color poster printed on white paper shows a three-legged figure in a landscape with red ground and a blue sky. The figure''s body is yellow and it has a long brown tail. "CIA" is printed...
The Second Havana Biennial Jos Sances, Mission Grafica Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has white unprinted edges enclosing a purple printed background. At the top is "The Second / Havana Biennial: / slides lecture and discussion" in yellow, naming the main guests. At the...	Tenderloin Arts Festival 1988 Poster has white unprinted edges enclosing a multicolor, stylized image of two figures drinking a hot beverage from a green road that leads to a city beneath the sun. At the top left is "Art Hits...
Mission Painters Collective 1981 Poster has black text and red paint splatters printed on beige paper. At the top is "Mission Painters / Collective". At the right is a list of names. At the bottom left is the address for Galeria...	Modern Times Bookstore 10 1971-1981 Inkworks Press, printer 1981 Top of poster has unprinted white background. The bottom of the poster has a pink background with a band of purple at top and bottom edges. The band of purple at top has text in gray: "Modern...
Art Is Not A Mirror Held Up To Reality... Doug Minkler, artist 1985 This is a white poster with a central image of an abstract art work depicting a figure wielding a hammer in each hand. The art work is yellow, brown, black, red, and blue. It is attributed to D....	Art Is Not A Mirror Held Up To Reality... Doug Minkler, artist, Inkworks Press, printer 1985 This is a white poster with a central image of an abstract art work depicting a figure wielding a hammer in each hand. The art work is yellow, brown, black, red, and blue. It is attributed to D....
Rama circa 1971 Poster has black and orange ink printed on blue paper. At the top is "Rama" on black, followed by "The Peoplesmedia Digest - Project One, 1380 Howard, San Francisco, Ca." At...	Untitled 2005 Poster has green/gold printed edges. At the top is "Queens Library enrich your life" in black and a black and white illustration of a figure hunched over an open book, with his head resting in his...
Fiftieth National Bourgeois Art Exhibit Inkworks Press, Insurgent Squeegee, Lincoln Cushing 1982 Poster has a large black circle that is cut in half by a pink a line. Below reads, "Fiftieth National Bourgeois Art Exhibit/ From the personal collection of the Fortune 500, a display of...	Artworks Foundry Opening G. Curry, artist 1990 Poster for a foundry opening at Artworks in Berkeley, California. Poster has a image of figures pouring hot metals in a foundry. Image is on a dark blue background. Text is silver and reads "...
Artisans Fair La Raza Silkscreen Center 1976 Poster has green ink printed on white paper. At the top and bottom is "Artisans / Fair". At the center is a stylized image of two figure, one painting and one making pottery. Test above the image...	Food for Thought 1992 Poster printed on beige paper. At the top is a black strip with "Food For Thought" in red. At the center is a red, black and blue image of a shopping cart with a tented shade over the top. At the...
It's Obscene!! Late 20th Early 21st Century This poster is comprised of a comic book strip with 5 rows of 3 text/image boxes. Across the top, an illustration of a comic book cover reads "The / ''Boiled / Angel'' / Case / By Peter / Kuper...	Yes on N 1986 Poster printed on white paper with a black, orange, yellow and white central stylized image of a cone-headed figure sitting on a stone-like, four-legged creature shooting a bow and arrow. At the...
Stop the Terror! Fight Censorship Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has white unprinted edges. At the top is a green background with a stylized image of a man''s face with a terrorized expression framed by black shaded hands with radiating white and yellow...	The Art of Tom Tomorrow 1992 Poster printed on white paper. At the top is a multicolor, stylized image of a crown of people. At the center, a woman is wearing a fish head as a hat, a man''s anatomy is visible, a woman has...
Legal Action Comics 2000 Poster printed on white paper. At the top is a cartoon image of large statues of cartoonists, such as Robert Crumb, with people worshiping at the feet. The right side of the image shows an out of...	Body Art Expo 2006 Poster has a blue printed background with a keyhole design. At the top is "the world''s largest tattoo convention / quotes by Lyle Tuttle / over 200 top artists tattooing and piercing on site" in...