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 (man kissing child's head) Berkeley Bonaparte, publisher 1967 This poster is made up of a photograph of a man kissing a child''s head. The man has long hair, a beard, and is wearing classes. He also has beaded necklaces around his neck.	Flowerpower 1967 This poster titled "Flowerpower" in very large, purple text at the top of the page features illustrations of women, children and flowers intermingled with the words "Truth", "Love", and "Peace"....
untitled (black and white group photo) 1967 Poster has white unprinted edges enclosing a black and white photo of a group of people, some of which appear to be wearing costumes (20s flapper outfit, prairie/bonnet, etc.). The angle of the...	untitled (man in uniform) Orbit Graphic Arts, printer, Paul Kagan, photographer 1967 Poster has unprinted white edges enclosing a black and white photo of a man in a uniform leaning over a small girl with a flag and a crowd in the background. Centered on the bottom edge is "human...
San Francisco Nights 1967 Poster has white unprinted edges enclosing a stylized color image showing clusters of figures. At the top left are a man and woman with facial tattoos. At the left center are two figures on...	untitled (men sitting on logs/rocks) 1967 Poster has white unprinted edges enclosing a black and whtie photo of three men, who appear to be native, sitting on fallen tress and rocks in a jungle setting.
untitled (graphic design with om symbol at the center) 1967 Poster has white unprinted edges with a thin gold colored border enclosing a blut background. At the center is a gold circular design with a central om symbol.	untitled (man with symbol on forehead) Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a black and white photo of a man with a small symbol on his forehead staring straight into the camera.
Joint Show Neon Rose 1967 Poster has a pink and blue lined border enclosing a stylized image of a man with his shirt off and a baton raised above his head at the center. Imposed over the image of the man is the same man in...	untitled (man in front of wheel and gears) 1967 Poster has a blue background with a purple graphic border with "Show" at the top right. At the center is an image of a red wheel and metal gears with a man in a hat in front. At the fore is a...
untitled (floral yin yang) Neon Rose 1967 Poster has a purple background. At the top center is a circle with a pink floral pattern swirling into an orange floral pattern, like a rotated yin yang. At the bottom of the poster the pink and...	The High Mass 1967 This poster features very large text reading "High / Mass". The top word is in orange and yellow and the bottom is in pink and blue. "Hip Arts / Opens November 15" is between the two words along...
Belly Button Edmund Shea, photographer 1967 This poster is a photograph of a belly button with the surrounding skin filling the entire page. "Belly Button" with a flower design between the two words is in all four corners of the poster.	Hallelujah The Pill!! American Newsrepeat, Mari Tepper, San Francisco 1967 This poster is a pink, green, and red bordered square with "Hallelujah The Pill!!" in white text against green along all four sides. Inside is a black background with a pink and blue...
The Love Generation 1967 This poster has an orange border inside a white margin and an illustration of a woman in the top half of the page. The woman has bare breasts and is wearing flowing, green dress. "The Love...	Keep on truckin' R. Crumb 1967 Poster has a red printed background. At the center are four stylized black and white male figures walking in a line. At the top is "keep on truckin''..." in white and black.
Flower Love Personality Posters Mfg. Co. Inc. 1967 Poster has white unprinted edges enclosing a stylized color image of a woman''s face - her brown hair all around her head is filled with green plants and flowers. At the top is "Flower Love" in...	San Francisco 67 1967 Poster has unprinted white edges enclosing a black and white illustration of San Francisco''s Market Street at Bush in 1967. The Bay Bridge is visible in the background. At the fore is a bus...
The High Mass Is Coming 1967 Poster has white unprinted edges with an orange and yellow border enclosing a blue, orange and yellow spiraling graphic design. Near the bottom left is "The High Mass Is Coming In November To The...	Welcome Hippies American Newsrepeat, San Francisco 1967 This poster features a black and white photograph of a man in a police uniform standing in front of a capitol building. He is holding a flower in each hand and there is a photograph of a woman...
untitled (Mao Zedong smoking a cigarette above a crowd) 1967 Poster has a central, stylized, color image of Mao Zedong standing high above a crowd of Chinese people waving red flags while smoking a cigarette in his red collar uniform. Zedong is so high...	Sarcoplasmic Reticulum Orbit Graphic Arts, printer 1967 This poster has irregular pink shapes surrounded by purple swirls and orange blobs with orange and brown in between them in the top half of the page. There is a diagonal stripe of orange and brown...
Aquarian Age East Totem West, Orbit Graphic Arts, printer 1967 Poster has white unprinted edges enclosing a blue background with a green border. The green has red shapes with yellow outlines all around. Next to the green border, a black zipper-like line links...	Morning Star East Totem West 1967 Poster has a repeated graphic design in various colors throughout the poster. Centered at the bottom in the unprinted white border is "Morning Star" in blue.