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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Female Chauvinists Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster printed on white paper with a red background. At the center is a fist, with a stylized image of a woman with her foot on the back of a naken man, holding her bra over a fire with her right...	And Then All That Divided Them Merged Judy Chicago 1978 Poster printed on white paper with a pink and black graphic design. Black text reads "and / then / all / that / divided / them / merged".
How to Talk About Women and Still Be Politically Correct 1993 Poster has a color photo of a woman in a black bra and white shorts leaning against a wall. At the top is "how to talk about women and still be / Politically Correct" in black and red. Around the...	untitled (Wonder Woman) DC Comics 1993 Poster has a color illustration of Wonder Woman, standing with a foot propped up on a green sheet that''s displaying spears, a shield, a helmet and chains.
Found/Yu 1981 Poster has a blue printed background. At the top is a watercolor image of red flowers, on a white background. At the bottom of the poster is "found/yu / Sara Steele Ars Femina" in white.	Rape Squad 1974 Poster printed on white paper. At the top is black text reading "these women all had one thing / in common, they had each been / violated in the same savage way. / when they looked for justice it...
Some Living American Women Artists Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has black ink printed on white paper. At the center is a reproduction of the Last Supper, with the faces of women pasted over the usual male heads. Surrounding the image are photos of women...	Iron Jawed Angels 2004 Poster has a black printed background with a black and white image of a shirtless woman, seen from back, with an American flag wrapped around her bottom. Written on her back is "Votes For Women"....
The Pill 1967 Poster has white unprinted edges enclosing a black background with pink at the top and bottom. In the pink at the top is "here it is! The Great Moral Revolution!" At the top of the black are two...	They Helped Us Grow... Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster printed on whit paper with geometric red, yellow, green and blue semi-transparent shapes in the background. At the top left is "They Helped Us Grow..." in red. The poster goes through the...
Patientta Rotam Justitiae Agitat 1974 Poster has a brown stylized image of a judge with a mallet looking down on figures holding books, with a woman at the bottom center watching a small puppet dance. In a banner at the bottom of the...	Now You Have Touched the Women... Mary Sutton, Northland Poster Collective Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has gray, blue and white featureless figures printed on yellow paper. Near the center is a strip of red with black text reading "Now You Have / Touched The / Women. You Have / Struck A Rock...
untitled (topless woman on beach) Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a color photo of a topless woman posing on the beach.	untitled (political collage) Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has black ink printed on white paper with a collage of images of protests, a figure running with a flag with Asian text on it, foreign soldiers in hats with guns, and Richard Nixon.
Woman Spirit Women's Graphics Collective, copyright 1975 Poster has a red printed background with a multicolor, stylized image of two female figures kneeling, facing each other, with one arm forward and one arm back. The back arms have wings affixed. In...	The Welcome to District 5 Supervisorial Election Game Waller Press, printer 1977 Poster has black ink printed on white paper. Around the edges are spaces for a board game, with text and images. At the center is "The Welcome to District 5 Supervisorial Election Game" with the...
Reds 1981 Poster has black edges enclosing a color photo of two figures hugging. At the bottom right is "Reds" in red and white.	Light Up The Sky Milton Glaser, designer 2004 Poster has a yellow printed background with black text. At the top is "Light Up The Sky". The body of the poster has text about a collective action to respond to the hosting of the Republican...
March Against Intervention 1980 Poster printed on yellow paper. At the top is "March Against / Intervention / International Solidarity With El Salvador" in black. Below the text is a collage of black and red images showing a map...	untitled (Karl Marx) 1967 Poster has a black and white portrait of Karl Marx.
Red...Or Dead 1962 Poster printed on white paper with black and white photos of war scenes. At the top of the poster is "Red...Or Dead!" in red and "the mast plan of Communist terror that / brought hald the world to...	Are You Lost GW? Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster printed on white paper with a central dotted image of a large blue wave overtaking a red image of George Washington''s boat from the infamous painting of him on the Delaware. In the...
untitled (Vladimir Lenin) 1967 Poster has a black and white portrait of Vladimir Lenin.	Hand to Hand: A Holiday Food Festival Raymond Saunders 1992 Poster printed on white paper. At the top and bottom are black strips with white text reading "Hand To Hand / A Holiday Food Festival". On the left edge is "Sunday, December 20, 1992 12 Noon To 7...