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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untitled (figure in dome) The Print Mint, copyright Late 20th Early 21st Century Multicolor poster printed on white paper with a central, stylized image of a figure poking his head through a dome of stars, beneath the sun and moon and in front of a village, to see a blue sky...	Hallucination Generation 1966 Poster for the movie "Hallucination Generation," with text and images printed in red and black on white paper. At the top is "Tonight / You Are Invited / To A ''Pill Party'' / you will experience...
The Story of O 1975 Poster has black ink printed on what paper. At the top is a shadowed image of a woman on her knees. At the top right is "the masterpiece of bizarre love / that stunned France. / a portrait of love...	The Rocky Horror Picture Show 15th Anniversary 1990 Poster has a red printed background with a color image of a brown cake with dolls placed on each tier. Each doll is a character from the Rocky Horror Picture Show. At the top left is the film''s...
Peace on Earth Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a blue printed background with a stylized image of a dove and the text "Peace / On Earth" in white, pink, yellow and orange.	Orgazmo 1998 Movie poster for the Trey Parker film, Orgazmo. Poster shows a man in a pink unitard uniform, like a super hero, standing in front of a line of men in ties holding books as two women on either...
Eat Me Robert Ross, The Print Mint 1967 Poster has a blue printed background with a white and black stylized image of a mushroom cloud. Yellow and blue text reads "Eat / Me".	The Anti Ballistic Missile System Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster printed on white paper. At the top of the poster is a black and white illustration of high-ranking military officials surrounding a nuclear missile. Above and below the image is "fromt he...
Art for Peace Tea Lautrec Lithography 1984 Poster has a gray printed background. At the top are three images, side by side. At the left is a color photo of a city skyline. At the center, a yellow light encloses the city. At the right, all...	We Breathe the Same Air... 1984 Poster has a gray printe dbackground. At the top is a stylzed watercolor image reproduction of female figures wandering around a flowery meadow, above whales jumping among the waves. At the bottom...
The Nuclear Arms Race 1983 Poster printed on white paper. At the top is a stylized image of nuclear missiles flying above the earth, with a large mushrrom cloud at the center. In the cloud is "the / nuclear / arms race"....	No Nukes 1980 Poster printed on white paper. At the top is a collage of multicolor photographs of groups of people below a red sun. At the bottom of the poster is "No Nukes / Experience The Movie" with the film...
End Game Milton Glaser 2005 Poster has a background that transitions from black at the top to orange at the center and blue at the bottom. On the top two-thirds of the poster are nuclear bombs of varying sizes. At the bottom...	Slaughterhouse Five 1972 Poster printed on white paper. At the top is "Winner 1972 Cannes Film Festival / Jury Prize Award / only American film to be so honored" in black. At the center is a black and white photo of a man...
Johnny Got His Gun Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster printed on white paper. At the top is a yellow background with black and white photos from a movie, with four of the images arranged on a folding partition. At the top right are critic''s...	Hiroshima Appeals 1989 Poster has a black and gray printed background with an image of a black figure with blue and pink wings. On the top and bottom edges is "1989 - Hiroshima Appeals". On the left edge is Asian text...
The Great Peace Walk 1987 Poster printed on a silver background. At the top is a stylized, multicolor image of four figures. Below the image is "The Great Peace Walk" in black. At the bottom left is "A Soviet-American...	We Will Resist Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has white unprinted edges enclosing a black background with white text reading "We Will / Resist".
Stop the Indictments Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a red octagon/stop sign printed on white paper with the text "Stop The / Indictments".	Refuse to Register Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster printed on white paper. At the top is a rainbow colored omega, with Arabic text to the left and Asian text to the right. At the bottom of the poster is "refuse to register / No Registrar /...
No War Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has white unprinted edges enclosing a black background with white text reading "No Registration / No Conscription / No War".	Will You Die for Oil? Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has blue and red ink printed on white paper. At the left is "Think / before / you / Register". At the right is "Will You / Die For / Oil?" with an Exxon oil barell.
The Guard Belongs United States Government Printing Office 1972 Poster has a blue printed background with multicolor edges with decorated squares at the corner. At the center is an outline of the contiguous United States filled with stylized images of...	untitled (portrait of a man) Personality Posters Mfg. Co. Inc. 1966 Poster has a black and white photo of an elderly man in a striped suit and a tie.