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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Free Angela Davis Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has black ink printed on white paper. At the top is "Free Angela Davis / And All Political Prisoners". At the center is a photo of Davis. At the bottom is text by Davis and the contact...	Free Angela Y. Davis 25th Anniversary Inkworks Press, printer, Rupert Garcia, copyright, artist 1997 Poster has white unprinted edges enclosing a black and orange stylized image of Angela Davis, looking to the left. At the top is "!Libertad Para Las / Prisoners Politicas!" in blue. At the bottom...
untitled (children playing) Emory Douglas 1987 Poster has a black and white illustration of one child pushing another in a wheeled cart, with cranes feeding in the background.	People Before Profits 1980 Poster has red and black ink printed on white paper. Spaced throughout the poster is "People / Before / Profits", at the top, center, and bottom, respectively. Between the top two...
untitled (children reading) Emory Douglas 1987 Poster has a black and white illustration of two children sitting behind a book of maps, with crafting supplies between them.	untitled (figures with guns) 1968 Poster has black ink printed on white paper with an illustration of two men with guns.
Angela 1972 Poster has a black and white photo of Angela Davis, seen from the side. Centered at the bottom is "Angela".	Untitled Circa 1977 Poster has blue and red ink printed on white paper. The same imagery is repeated in all four quadrants of the poster and shows a photo of Eldridge Cleaver with a woman and infant at the left and...
The Making of a Fugitive Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has black ink printed on newspaper. At the center are black and white photos of men and a woman in suits, organized in a "T" shape. At the left is a photo of Angela Davis, with a silhouette...	untitled (Bobby Hutton and Bobby Seale) circa 1980 Poster has black ink printed on white paper with a photo of armed men in a building. The caption to the bottom left of the images reads "Li''l Bobby Hutton and Bobby Seale storming...
Fred Hampton Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has black ink printed on white paper with black and white photos of Fred Huton, a murder scene and the police. Text interspersed around the images explains the circumstances leading up to...	Huey P. Newton David Mosley 1978 Poster has a black and white illustration of Huey P. Newton printed on a yellow and pink background, with his name printed at the bottom center.
Freedom for Angela Davis Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has white unprinted edges enclosing an orange background with a black and orange photo of Angela Davis. At the top is "Freedom" in white. In Davis'' hair is "for / Angela / Davis". Articles...	...It Is My Thoughts Oh Black Brothers... 1974 Poster has black ink printed on green paper. At the top is an illustration of a woman''s face, with an image of four men walking overlaid. At the bottom of the poster is the text"...it is my...
Long Live Huey P. Newton Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has black ink printed on white paper. At the center is the iconic photo of Huey Newton sitting on the wicker chair holding a shotgun and a spear. The caption below the image reads "poster...	Angela Davis Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a black image on brown paper showing Angela Davis in front of a sea of raised fists, with her name printed at the bottom center.
untitled (Black Panther Party) Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a black Black Panther Party logo screen printed on blue paper.	Free Angela Davis Now! Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has black ink printed on browned paper. At the top is a photo of Angela Davis. At the bottom is "Free Angela Davis Now!" with an address and phone number for the New York Committee to Free...
Revolution 1968 Poster has black ink printed on white paper with the text "A Rule Of Thumb Of Revolutionary Politics / Is That No Matter How Oppressive The Ruling Class May Be / No Matter How Impossible...	Save Our Sister 1972 Poster has a black and white stylized background image of Angela Davis set on newspaper clippings. Text at the top reads "Save Our Sister / Saturday, January 29, 1972 / Day". At the bottom is "...
Untitled Late 20th Early 21st Century Black and white poster contains a photograph of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X shaking hands in an interior setting. King appears in three-quarter profile at left and Malcolm X faces the...	The Panthers 1970 Poster printed on white paper with a pink stylized background image of a figure with his fist in the air, overlaid with black text arranged like the front page of the Thursday, May 21, 1970 Wall...
Free Angela Davis Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has black ink printed on white paper. At the top is "Free Angela Davis / And All Political Prisoners". At the center is a photo of Davis. At the bottom is text by Davis and the contact...	Stop Racism! Stop Police Violence! Fireworks Graphics Collective, Inkworks Press, printer Late 20th Early 21st Century Poster has a white background with black text and graphics. In the center are silhouettes of police officers beating a man on the ground with a grid background. Poster has a quote from Malcolm X...