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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Vote Bush Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has black ink printed on white paper. At the bottom is an illustration of an unhappy looking man in a suit with the words "Vote / Bush" behind him. At the top of the poster is a speech...	Vote Bush Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has black ink printed on white paper. At the bottom is an illustration of an unhappy looking man in a suit with the words "Vote / Bush" behind him. At the top of the poster is a speech...
Vote No On A Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has white unprinted edges enclosing a blue background of a city skyline. At the top is "Keep / District Elections". At the center and bottom is "vote / No / on A / vite Tuesday, August 19"...	Republican National Convention 1988 Poster printed on brown paper. At the top is a stylized image of a river with a riverboat in front of a domed structure on th efar river bank. In the fore is a light post with street signs - "...
Vote Bush Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has black ink printed on white paper. At the bottom is an illustration of an unhappy looking man in a suit with the words "Vote / Bush" behind him. At the top of the poster is a speech...	Democratic National Convention 1988 Poster printed on brown paper. At the top is an orange, stylized peach cut in half, with a city skyline and American flag in place of the core. Multicolored confetti flies around the peach,...
California Dreaming 1997 Poster has a color photo of four women in bikini bathing suits standing around a male figure in swin trunks with hearts on them. Imposed over the male''s face is Bill Clinton''s face. The figures...	Republican National Convention: San Diego Powell Tate, designer 1996 Poster printed on off-white paper. At the top is a collage of multicolor stylized images representative of San Diego, such as a surfer, a sun, and a zoo sign. At the bottom of the poster is "...
Untitled Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster printed on white paper. At the top is "It''s Never Too Late..." in blue. At the center are black and white photos of elderly people, some voting, set in red boxes. At the bottom is "......	In 1776 Voting was a Revolutionary Idea 1976 Poster has white unprinted edges enclosing a red background with a semi-transparent image of an 18-th century man standing in front of an American flag. At the top of the poster is "in 1776 /...
Indifferent Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has gray printed edges enclosing an orange background at the top and a black background at the bottom. At the top is a gray and black stylized image of a young person with the word "...	Register & Vote 1972 Poster has a black background with white on the bottom edge. At the left is a flower-like graphic, "mayeb they gave you / the right to vote / because they thought / you''d never use it" and a...
Ignorant Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has gray printed edges enclosing an orange background at the top and a black background at the bottom. At the top is a gray and black stylized image of a young woman with the word "Ignorant...	Obey: Choose One Inkworks Press, printer 2000 Poster has black ink printed on white paper. At the top are stylized illustrations of Al Gore and George W. Bush. At the center of the poster is "Obey / Choose One". At the bottom of the poster is...
Another Family for McGovern/Shriver Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster printed on white paper. At the top is a horizontal strip of blue with "another family / for" in white. At the bottom of the poster is "McGovern / Shriver" in blue and red.	Stop Reagan's Shoreham 1984 Poster has red ink printed on white paper. At the top is a stop sign with "Stop / Reagan''s / Shoreham" in white. At the bottom is "Vote / Mondale / Ferraro / ''84".
Geraldine Ferraro 1984 Poster has blue ink printed on white paper. At the left is "Meet Greet / Geraldine / Ferraro" along with details for the October 25, 1984, event in San Francisco. At the right is a photo of...	Louis Abolafia for President Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a black and white of a man in a suit and cape standing in a street holding a sign reading "Louis Abolafia / For President / Abolafia Is / For / Love / & / Against / All War".
For the People: McGovern 1972 Poster printed on white paper. At the top is a stylized American flag with an eagle flying over the top. Above and below the flag is "For The People / McGovern" in blue. At the bottom of the...	Drive Out the Bush Regime Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster printed on white paper with a green background at the top and black text throughout. Across the top are black and white icons - a globe, a hand with a slash through it, and an exclamation...
Son of Reaganstein M. Wuerker 1988 Poster printed on white paper with a multicolor, stylized image of George H.W. Bush as a green Frankenstein with Ronald Reagan standing behind holding a syringe. In the background, the White House...	Homeless! David Horsey 1989 Poster has black ink printed on white paper. At the top left is "TIred Of The Same Old Job? / Sick Of Mortgage Payments? / Fed Up With Heating Bills? / Escape To The Streets! / Yes, You, Too Can...
Wanted Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has black ink printed on white paper. At the top is "Wanted / By The People Of California And Especially The Students". At the center is a black and white photo of Ronald Reagan in cowboy...	The Fascist Gun in the West 1980 Poster has black ink printed on light brown paper. On the edges is a star border. At the center is a photo fo Ronald Reagan dressed as a cowboy with his gun drawn. At the top lef tand and bottom...