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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U.S. Out of the Middle East
1983
Untitled (Helmet with face and African poem)
Azania Will Be Free
Alto Al / Militarismo
When The People Rise / Tyrants Kneel!
2020 Plan Means Genocide / For Puerto Rico!
!Luchar Por La Independencia De Puerto Rico No Es Un Delito!
National Tour of the Comite De Defensa Popular
Canciones de la Resistencia Puertorriquena
Untitled
Fighting For Puerto Rican Independence Is Not A Crime!
Canciones de la Resistencia Puertorrique?a
Stop grand jury terrorism! Free Puerto Rico!
Independence & Socialism For Puerto Rico!
Free All Puerto Rican Prisoners Of War!
Political Interment Is Happening In The U.S. ! Stop The Grand Juries !
To Negate Independence  / Is to Incite Violence!
No! : U.S. Out Of Grenada
Resist The Warmakers
U.S. out of the middle east
Build a Wall of Resistance
The Real Fireworks Are in the Document itself - Read it The Constitution
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